Addis Ababa, March 22, 2025 (FMC) – First Lady Zinash Tayechew has inaugurated a state-of-the-art bread and flour processing factory in Semera city of Afar regional state built by the Office of the First Lady this morning, her office confirmed in a social media post.
With advanced equipment, the facility can mill 420 quintals of wheat daily, while its bakery produces an impressive 300,000 loaves of bread every 24 hours, as per the PM Office.
It is noteworthy that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and First Lady Zinash Tayachew today visited the Afar Region, where they toured key development projects showcasing the region’s growing agricultural and industrial capacity.
Their visit included a review of an iodized salt manufacturing plant that began operations six months ago, now producing 15 tons per hour, the Office of the Prime Minister revealed.
They also visited the Ayrolaaf animal feed bank development centre and a wheat farm, where Afar has successfully launched summer wheat cultivation. Defying past assumptions about its agricultural potential, the region has made significant strides in wheat production through irrigation.