Ethiopia: Continental coordination for African coffee competitiveness

Published Dec 6, 2024

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The article highlights the challenges Africa faces in maximizing the benefits of its coffee production, with a focus on the need for cooperation and value-added exporting. Ethiopia is taking the lead in boosting its coffee productivity and quality, aiming to become a global market leader and enhance the competitiveness of African coffee. The Inter-African Coffee Organization is also playing a role in strengthening the value chain, improving market access, and promoting domestic consumption. The article emphasizes the importance of public-private sector collaboration, sustainable production, and forest management in increasing export potential and trade opportunities for African coffee. It also underscores the need for African countries to develop a culture of coffee consumption to mitigate the risks of declining global coffee prices.

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BACHA ZEWDIE — Experts in the sector have repeatedly said that Africa, despite being the birthplace of coffee and a major producer, is not reaping the full benefits of the sector. While coffee is considered the backbone of the economy for countries like Ethiopia, which has a large coffee farming community, it is said that its benefits are limited compared to Brazil and other countries in the world. The reasons for this are problems that range from farm to market, and mainly due to lack of coordination among countries, which makes them unable to compete in the global market. As the 64th Inter-African Coffee Organization High-Level Policy Forum held recently in Addis Ababa stated; cooperation and coordination among countries play a crucial role in the continent's ability to compete in the global coffee market. In particular, governments should work together to ensure that coffee is exported in a value-added manner, not just in raw form. Minister of Agriculture, Girma Amente (PhD), ...

Source: All Africa