A Sustainability Assessment Of Flower Farming Industry The Case Of Oromiya Regional State Of Ethiopia

This thesis looks in to a sustainability of flower farm industry in Oromia regional states of Ethiopia .Therngeneral objective of the study is to assess the sustainability of flower Farm Company’s. The analyses ofrnthe study were made use of both primary and secondary data. The primary data were collected from 62rnsample flower farm employees in selected two flower farms. The secondary data, on the other hand, wererncollected from different libraries, documentation centers and online sources.rnThe study discussed economic implication of flower farm to the employee, social responsibility of therncompany and its impact on the environment. In the economic dimension wage satisfaction, receiving arnbonus or deduction, promotion possibility and other benefit were realized. In the social dimensionrncorporate social responsibility of the company were discussed .The study also discussed thernenvironmental impact of flower farm industry by investigate the companies activity on chemical andrnfertilizer usage, liquid waste disposal mechanism ,environmental management plan , and sustainable usernof resources .rnAcross the economic implication employees are less satisfied by the salary they earn .Even though, theyrnare getting either monthly or yearly based bonus, but its linked with their sick leave record and mistakernthey did .so that its lead them to deduction of their income .In respect to the social responsibility,rncompanies are practiced on responsible manner .However the environmental dimension still not in thernacceptable situation. They are using excessive inorganic chemical and fertilizers which has strongrnnegative impact on the environment and the human health and other non-targeted living things. Optimumrnresource utilization and recycling also less practiced.rnTherefore, in order to assure the sustainability of the flower farm industry and the benefit of the countryrnas well, it’s suggested that the sector need strong follow up by the regional environmental protectionrnauthority and the stockholders involvement like Ethiopian horticulture producers and exportersrnassociation and Ethiopian investment commission is highly recommended.

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