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Coffee leader Kerchanshe champions Brazilian growing methods

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“East Africa's hotly contested coffee sector”

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East Africa's hotly contested coffee sector

An important source of foreign currency, coffee exports are the subject of a power struggle between multinational trading companies and the region's coffee-producing countries, chief among which are Ethiopia and Kenya. While governments try to impose reforms designed to favour local producers and intermediaries, international traders, notably German and Swiss, seek to maintain their dominant position. Fuelling the stand-off are new European Union directives on traceability and the social and environmental impact of agricultural products, which will have major repercussions across the entire sector. [...]

In the space of a few years, the new sponsor of African Fine Coffees Association has become one of the largest producers and exporters in Ethiopia and could now be a source of inspiration for new growing techniques, from Uganda to Malawi. [...]

Published on 15.02.2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Ethiopia
African Fine Coffees Association
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Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority
Gilbert Gatali
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Metzerplas Industries
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Rwenzori Sustainable Trade Centre
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Brazil, Ethiopia
Lula set on boosting agricultural ties with Addis

Brazil, an agribusiness heavyweight, has recently been strengthening its relations with the African Union. Ethiopia, despite being a net importer of agricultural produce, is seen as having potential in the agricultural domain.

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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addresses African heads of state during the 37th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 17 February 2024.

Ethiopia
Addis Ababa seeks to soften EU stance on deforestation

The Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority has announced a national plan to prepare the coffee sector for implementation of an EU regulation on deforestation, which threatens to hit African coffee producers hard. Ethiopia is already feeling its effects.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Diplomacy 21.02.2024

Workers carry coffee beans in a warehouse at Mullege Public Limited Company, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 1, 2023.

Ethiopia
New EU rules prompt coffee sector to seek fresh markets

Africa's largest coffee producer is set to bear the brunt of Brussels's new traceability directives. Consequently, it has begun to turn its attention to India and China.

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Kenya
Starbucks pours cold water on Gachagua's plans

The US mega-chain has decided not to buy its coffee directly from Kenyan producers. This is unwelcome news for the country's deputy president, who has been tussling with multinational traders and is now trying to smooth things over.

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Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in Bogota, Colombia, on 12 September 2023.

Ethiopia
Coffee sector hobbled by drive for foreign currency

The Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority has come under fire after limiting the amount of coffee that private individuals can take out of the country. It has been juggling the difficult task of regulating the sector with its ambitious targets for bringing dollars into the country.

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Lula set on boosting agricultural ties with Addis

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Addis Ababa seeks to soften EU stance on deforestation

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New EU rules prompt coffee sector to seek fresh markets

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