"If there are no problems, please sign your name here!"

In the presence of the Ethiopian Prime Minister and Ambassador Saito, Japan and Ethiopia signed a series of economic cooperation agreements, including the right to manage the forest that Sakurako dreamed of.

In Ethiopian law, there is a fictitious concept known as terra nullius, which, to paraphrase Meles Zenai, former Ethiopian prime minister and architect of development strategies, refers to land that is vacant and underutilized. According to Ethiopian law, only this category of land is accessible to investors. The reason for this concept is mainly due to the national conditions of Ethiopia. After all, Ethiopia is the second most populous country on the African continent.

Because the highland region located in the central part of Ethiopia concentrates most of the population, it is ...... The lowland districts in the east and west became the main source of terra nullius. In these areas, land prices are very low, as they are mainly uncultivated wetlands and primary forests. Sakurako only paid about 3 million US dollars to obtain the right to develop 1,000 hectares of virgin forest for 99 years, which is equivalent to the rent of 30 US dollars per hectare of land per year, which can really be said to be the price of cabbage.

When Sakurako picked up the pen and happily signed her name on the contract, with the applause from the audience, she finally had the ownership of the forest for 99 years.

After the guests took a group photo with Prime Minister Abiy, Prime Minister Abiy said some words of encouragement to everyone, which basically meant that everyone could do their part to prosper Ethiopia's economy and increase employment. At the recommendation of Ambassador Saito, Sakurako had a brief conversation with the prime minister, who seemed to be polite but was actually a soldier.

"I didn't expect the first foreign investor to invest in the Bench-Maji area to be such a young lady, and I heard about you from President Walker a few days ago!

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Prime Minister, if it's convenient, please feel free to come and visit my farm!"

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When Sakurako returned from the Ethiopian parliament to the Japanese trade mission's headquarters in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, she couldn't wait to tell everyone the good news. Immediately afterwards, the contact group of the study meeting suddenly fell into a congratulatory voice.

"1,000 hectares, it's unimaginable!

"I don't know, if you convert it to ping, it's about 300,000 ping. ”

"300,000 pyeong...... Can't imagine what a lot of area this is!"

“……”

Seeing that everyone in LINE was discussing how big this land was, Soji Kirihara, who hadn't expressed his opinion for a long time, suddenly took the initiative to ask Sakurako:

"Boss, do you have any thoughts on the village that Seiichi mentioned last time?"

Seeing that Mr. Kirihara asked about Maruyama Village in LINE, Sakurako couldn't help but say with some embarrassment:

"Mr. Kirihara, Mr. Hasa, I already appreciate the kindness of the two of you, but ...... I can't really raise enough money to run a greenhouse plantation in Tokyo!

"Yes, Mr. Kirihara, Miss Sakurako has just taken over the land in Ethiopia, and now she has the funds in hand to carry out some development there, and it is really impossible to continue to operate in the country. I think...... Isn't it a while to wait until Miss Sakurako's business in Ethiopia is on the right track, and then we will think about this side of things!"

"No, your thinking can't keep up with the changes in the situation at all, don't you think that the next World Barista Championship is the best opportunity for the boss? Not to mention whether the boss can win the championship, just being able to enter the final is enough to attract wide attention from the domestic media. That's when we had the perfect opportunity to introduce that dream coffee to everyone, and if we missed it, the money that the proprietress had invested in Ethiopia would be worth it. When the time comes, the competitors will be able to find the traces of those coffee trees from the local residents with some means, and if so, what can the proprietress do to stop the rivals from grabbing your precious coffee resources?"

Seeing the questions raised by Soji Kirihara, none of the people in the study group could come up with a way to deal with them. After all...... When it comes to business, almost no one is a match for Soji Kirihara, an elite bureaucrat from the former Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. After all, when this guy was in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, he didn't think about the problems faced by the industry all the time.

"So...... Mr. Kirihara ...... Your plan is!"

Seeing that everyone stopped talking, Lin Xiuyi couldn't help but wonder what kind of way this guy Kirihara could do.

"Of course, to build up the momentum before all the opponents act. Miss Sakurako, you still have some funds in your hands, if you can, please try to hire locals to pick this season's green coffee beans, and try to prevent competitors from obtaining these precious green bean resources from the source to the greatest extent. Other than that...... As for the greenhouse plantation in China, I think you should also include it in your plan as soon as possible. I learned from the Internet that it takes at least four years for coffee trees to enter the harvest period, so if you have already won the right to operate the land, just one step ahead of your own plantation is equivalent to leaving your opponents behind for a long time. ”

"But...... I've asked Mr. Hasa about the cost of running a greenhouse, and the cost of running a greenhouse is about 50 million yen, and although expanding the planting area will reduce the unit cost, it ...... I really can't raise so much money in a short period of time!"

Seeing that Sakurako brought up the issue of funds again, Lin Xiuyi did not hesitate to send a private message to Sakurako, intending to take out part of his savings to help Sakurako. At this moment, Kirihara Soji came up with a solution that no one in the study club could think of.

"Sakurako-san, you...... Have you ever considered crowdfunding to solve your own funding problems? If we use crowdfunding to raise funds for the construction of greenhouse plantations, we don't have to take the risk of borrowing from banks, and ...... Once successful, even if your coffee tree is not yet mature, I believe it can bring you a large number of loyal and reliable users!"

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