Ethiopia - Startup under 3 years old

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Suzan Various plant Nursery and urban Green infrastructure development is our Green partnership project running with both Suzan and RIBICA that we produce various plant/fruit seedling supply to small holder farmers and others. also, we work in green infra

01.01 Describe your startup in more detail

Suzan Various plant Nursery and urban Green infrastructure development is our Green partnership project running with both Suzan and RIBICA that is a modernized technology enabled/platform based agribusiness/Suzan in which we create awareness of local community in proper waste management/better production and consumption/ then collect different organic wastes including plant seedlings from our environments and process vermi-composet then produce various plants seedling/plant nursery that have both greenery and food purposes etc. then by using digital platforms/suzan/and others means of marketing strategies and innovative pricing system either alternative payment mechanisms and using e-banking system we reach with plant /fruit seedlings to small holder farmers and others such as urban households, Municipalities, Institutions, NGO and GO who needs plant nurseries/seedlings, green designing/Infrastructure & urban greenery services etc. In generally, this business meets SDGS and impactful

01.02 What is the main problem you are trying to solve?

The basic problem is environmental, socioeconomic and other challenges that lead local people to live impoverished life. Some of these challenges related with food insecurity and climate change related problems due insufficient agricultural food products and plant seedlings especially in horticulture sector i.e. vegetables and other various benefit based plant seedling and supplying Association/Firm. These various benefit based plant seedling means plants with both fruit bearing plants and vegetables that their leaves contributes on green economy to solve climate change and food security. Also, those plants gives beautification and used for restoration of deserted lands/beautification in area. Soil become unfertile ,rain fail in short after long stay due to this large number of people including small holder farmers i.e. female headed households migrate to town in search of daily labor work but challenging with risk. This indicate there is high food insecurity , unemployment and costs.

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your startup provides (at least 3).

we create job opportunity for local youths including Women and girls, Immigrants, PWDs and other vulnerable groups, improve livelihoods of local community i.e. small holder farmers and female headed households with food security assured , created beauty and aesthetic town/city through climate change action and mitigation with our producing and supplying of plant seedling i.e. fruit nurseries producing and supplies and other Urban Green Infrastructure development services to our customers in affordable and accessible way, governments and municipality reduced costs in waste managements and others ,unemployment reduced and poverty alleviated with circular economy contributed. .

01.04 Please describe who exactly your startup’s product/service is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

we have different customer depending on their needs for variety of products/services we supply/delivers for them./ in generally they may include small holder farmers including Female headed farmers, households, youth groups, GO i.e. Municipality etc. and different NGO wants to supply our products to their targeted beneficiaries in greenery areas and private company and individuals needs such plants/fruit nursery and green infrastructure development services.

01.05 When was your company established?

2022-01-01

01.06 Are you already selling your product/service?

Yes

01.07 How many other owners are there within your startup?

20 and above

01.08 Among the other owners, how many are female?

20 and above

01.09 Please describe the profile of the other owners within your startup (skills, experience, etc.)

all teams and staffs were highly qualified and experienced in area that most of them learned up to master level and worked for more than 7 years. we have 5 core teams and 48 staffs who were owners and have greater challenges of tasks carrying out for project success.

01.10 If you have a website, a social media page (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin…), or app, please provide the link(s) here:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066865461268&mibextid=ZbWKwL

01.11 Which industry best describes your project?

Other: Agro-tech mainly processing and supplying plant seedling/fruit nursery and urban green infrastructure development services

02.01.01 My startup contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification for my startup

our income generated and economic developed lifts as from out of poverty. also, our fruit nursery i.e. grafted mango, avocado, papaya etc. supplied to smallholder farmers and others assures food security and they generate income developed their economy become out of poverty. green infrastructure development with circular economy contributed enhances the economic development of area and forces local people to be out of poverty with their additional sustainable use of natural resources with better forest and biodiversity management and conservation in reducing desertification covering landscapes with plants of different purposes i.e. coffee and timber tree be their further economy..

02.02.01 My startup contributes to the Zero hunger goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification for my startup

those all generated inc0ome with our business get daily breads and small holder farmers and others engaged with cultivating our supplied fruit nursery i.e. grafted mango ,papaya ,avocado, banana etc. supplied fruits to local markets in which all local community assures food security that they be out of hunger. also, those others sustainable using local resources including biodiversity conserved and forests protected helps to access foods easily from natural environments i.e. honey from forest bees in locality and doing business helps to have access of food that leads to zero hunger among them and others in locality.

02.03.01 My startup contributes to the Good health and well-being goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification for my startup

our waste managements as input for processing plant seedling/fruit nursery and awareness creation for local people made environment clean helps to have safe life of local community leads to better healthy and good well being among local community. additionally, those generate better income with our services/products supplied and experiences shared applied action on ground assures food security that grafted mango ,avocado, papaya and banana fruits supplied to local people in affordable prices and then they enjoy with it assures food security as well as they have access of honey from forests helps to have notorious foods with medicinal values leads them to have good healthy and well beings. also, forests conserved with covering plants on deserted land scape helps them to mitigate climate change that they not faces haphazard results risks in their healthy and well being.

02.04.01 My startup contributes to the Quality education goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification for my startup

we create awareness of local community in proper waste management and wise use of natural resources with better conservation, managements and protection i.e. planting deserted land scape, this is through virtual and face to face training and public campaign. this is more related with environmental literacy and climate change action education accessibility to all in cost free..

02.05.01 My startup contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification for my startup

our produ8cts and services for customers and others were equally and inclusively delivered in affordable and accessible way with better empowerment and gender mainstreaming action with additional services that most of households have access of clean cooking technology and other such as living in clean and safe environments with generating better income and assuring food security, relaxing in city with greenery and beautification of greener infrastructure developed is best stated to all urban dwellers and rural women and girls including others have better opportunity to enjoy and benefited with our business as staffs and customers.

02.06.01 My startup contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification for my startup

environment become clean and rehabilitated with our green infrastructure developments, waste managements in recycling wastes as input for our action and desertification and waste dumping reduction helps local community to have clean and safe environments with enough rainfalls in time with enough mounts keeps environments to have clean water and sanitation.

02.07.01 My startup contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification for my startup

we have providing/supply clean cooking technology and other biomass and electric stoves including training in using and renovation air for energy uses helps to have affordable and clean energy for all.

02.08.01 My startup contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

7 - Strongly Agree

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification for my startup

this projects directly and indirectly creates job opportunity for thousands of youths including other age and social groups equally and inclusively. these includes our staffs who were employed in full time and part time as well as our customers i.e. small holder farmers and others further creates among with supplied plant seedling/fruit nurseries in their farming etc.

02.09.01 My startup contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

7 - Strongly Agree

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification for my startup

our project in creases industry innovation based on its innovativeness in ground that most of our product is from local available resources in which it reduced costs and we employed digital technology in over all, activity success including processing up to marketing. we employ 3R principles in ground that have socioeconomic and environments impacts in which most of local community /youths shares similar experiences with capacity building training and awareness creation then local community i.e. local youths engaged in similar activity this increased Industry innovation and infrastructure in which municipality also shares similar experiences with proper waste managements and capacity building principles,enviroment protection office and others also highly partnered with this work that deserted landscapes were rehabilitee with plant covering in area etc. also, local youths trying to produce clean cooking technology/products and supply to local community in which technological sectorsr

02.10.01 My startup contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification for my startup

our project helps every one to enjoy with services/products with easily accessibility and affordability in employing digital technology in which plant nursery and fruit seedling as well as fruit products including others supplied to local community equally reduced inequality. also, all people breath fresh air with clean and safe environments created in which we reduced wastes with recycling and landscapes become panted reduced desertification as well as emission of carbon reduced with climate resilient community and beauty and green city created.

02.11.01 My startup contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification for my startup

with both landscape beautification and greenery and urban green infrastructure services including designing ,waste collection and proper management with public awareness created to have Sustainable cities and climate resilient communities -

02.12.01 My startup contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification for my startup

collect organic wastes and uses as input in recycling it after creating awareness for local community and others helps to have Sustainable cities and communities greatly.

02.13.01 My startup contributes to the Climate action goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification for my startup

our project is total goes with climate action in which we creates awareness of local community and others in clean and safe environment to live as well as wise use of natural resources with landscape beautification and plants reduced desertification

02.14.01 My startup contributes to the Life below water goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification for my startup

better environment protection and managements including natural resources and biodiversity conservation including its wise use policy and principles application in addition to awareness creation for publics and our direct engagements with waste recycling, landscape beautification as well as unban infrastructure development services helps to have better and clean environments with out acidity, chemicals and wastes which is safe environments for Life below water with clean water bodies i.e. fish etc.

02.15.01 My startup contributes to the Life on land goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification for my startup

better environment protection and managements including natural resources and biodiversity conservation including its wise use policy and principles application in addition to awareness creation for publics and our direct engagements with waste recycling, landscape beautification as well as unban infrastructure development services helps to have better and clean environments with out acidity, chemicals and wastes which is safe environments for Life on land water with clean environments with out damped wastes.

02.16.01 My startup contributes to the Peace Justice and Strong Institutions goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.16.02 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions- Justification for my startup

all people were equally and equitable live and benefit form environments with our direct action and capacity building helps to have climate justice and creates better institutions. Job opportunity created reduced chaos among local youths creates peace justice and adds institutions to be strong in area.

02.17.01 My startup contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification for my startup

we follow private public partnership that helps to work together and reach to common goals.

06.01 There are a large number of customers who already use a product/service very similar to the product/service we envision creating.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.02 The product/service represents an entirely new type of product/service.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.03 The product/service could be described as a new technology.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.04 The product/service is an improvement on an existing product or service.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.05 The product/service could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.06 The product/service responds to a demand or need that has not been satisfied by other products/services.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.07 The product/service is a new version of an old product/service.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.08 Justification for my startup

our project is innovative in every steps of its operation that from awareness, we recycle wastes, employ digital technology/app or platform in service/product delivery with alternative payments with legal agreements with e-banking, adds greater value in socioeconomic and environments that works in urban designing, greenery and beautification in reducing municipality budget expenses.

06.09 Competitive Analysis

we few competitors that works either in local level and regional level including GOs and NGOs in waste managements and empowering farmers etc. small holder farmers engaged in plant nurseries and association were our competition. also, the other works in urban infrastructure and designing were our competitors. but we build capacity, recycle wastes and uses other local available resources reduced cost in production and reach all with digital technology in affordable prices. our services and products with urban infrastructure developments services is highly winners because it reduces carbon issues.

11.05 Are you initiating actions within your community to promote the role of female entrepreneurs?

yes, with partnered RIBICA that provides entrepreneurship and life skill training with other BDS supports for us and others in area, we provides similar services to small holder farmers and other youths in our locality specifically female headed farmers and women's and girls from youths and local community were trained in different social ,economic and environmental issues and BDS support provided helps to have promoted the role of female entrepreneurs with developing women and girls owned SMEs in area with similar activity.