UTA WAYU MPC Union was established in 1998 E.C. (2005/2006 G.C.) in Shashemene, West Arsi Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Our mission is to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers by providing modern agricultural technologies, value-adding agro-processing services, affordable credit facilities, reliable market information, and direct market linkages both domestically and internationally.
Individual Members
Primary Cooperatives
Year Established
Supplying quality seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides to enhance productivity.
Processing agricultural products to add value and improve marketability.
Providing accessible credit facilities to support farmers' financial needs.
Providing updated global and domestic market information and linkages for members.
Organized bulk grain marketing services to ensure fair prices, timely payments and reduced post-harvest losses for member cooperatives.
Governance training, financial management support, auditing services and institutional development for primary cooperatives.
Providing modern agricultural machinery and equipment to improve farming efficiency and reduce labor.
Reliable logistics and transportation solutions for moving agricultural produce from farms to markets.
Professional storage and warehousing facilities to ensure crop safety and minimize post-harvest losses.
State-of-the-art wheat flour milling facility supporting local and export markets.
Shashemene Main Processing Plant • Acquired 2015
High-capacity seed cleaning, grading and sorting equipment ensuring high-quality planting material.
Shashemene Seed Processing Unit • Acquired 2018
Modern combine harvesters equipped with GPS for precision harvesting and reduced grain loss.
Acquired 2019
Powerful tractors with various implements for plowing, harrowing, planting and transport.
Acquired 2016
Field motorcycles used by extension agents for outreach, monitoring and rapid response in rural areas.
Acquired 2020
Heavy-duty trucks for input distribution, grain collection and product delivery (some refrigerated).
Acquired 2017
Multi-storey mixed-use building housing union head office, commercial spaces and meeting halls.
Shashemene Town Center • Acquired 2022
Grain collection and marketing centers equipped with digital weighing scales and price display boards.
Shashemene & Addis Ababa • Acquired 2014
Climate-controlled warehouses and administrative offices distributed across six woredas.
Multiple locations (6 woredas) • Acquired 2012
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