Welcome to Rut and Hirut Milk Cows Breeding & Dairy Products & Processing PLC
PROFILE OF HIRUT YOHANNES
Hirut Yohannes Darare is a successful entrepreneur in the dairy and dairy processing industry, with a deep commitment to improving the lives of the farmers, and especially the women dairy farmers, who are her suppliers. Hirut used to work as cost accountant in a government horticulture corporation during the Derg Regime until the corporation was disbanded when the new EPRDF-led Transitional Government took over. She began a business selling vegetables, onions, popcorn, and tomatoes to women working in offices that became successful enough to allow her to save some money; and, in 2003 GC, she started her dairy business with two cows and some farmland that she leased in Sululta, just north of Addis Ababa. By sourcing raw milk from a handful of farmers, she began producing and distributing Read More
Livestock Production: Empowering Women in Ethiopia
For some, Ethiopia conjures images of famine and extreme poverty. I see a completely different picture. Ethiopia is a country rich in opportunity and resources, composed of hardworking men and women with innovative ideas and entrepreneurial spirits. However, agricultural technology and best business practices are not widely available or utilized. Women are also not fully empowered to make financial decisions for their families and struggle to own land or access credit. Ethiopia’s dairy sector is dominated by smallholder farmers caring for dairy cows. Processing milk is traditionally viewed as women’s work. Read from source
