Ethiopia

Market & Trade

Ethiopia to start electronic coffee trading in three towns

Desk3 - January 17, 2017

Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Marketing Development Authority finished preparations to start electronic coffee trading in three cities across Ethiopia during the current fiscal year. Director...

Institutions

Ethiopian coffee sector sets ambitious export goals

Desk3 - January 17, 2017

Ethiopia has set a goal of exporting 241,000 tonnes of coffee this year. In a recent briefing, Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Development and Marketing...

Certifications

African coffee farmers combat climate change

Desk3 - November 18, 2016

Ethiopia is known as the birthplace of coffee, and wild coffea arabica trees are common in Oromia, the nation’s largest and most forested regional...

Companies

Kossa Kebena from Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea named finalist in Good Food Awards 2017 Competition

Desk3 - November 17, 2016

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ethiopian Kossa Kebena coffee from Crimson Cup Coffee & Tea has been named a finalist in the 2017 Good Food Awards...

Awards

Ethiopia wins ’Best of the Best’ at the Ernesto Illy Coffee Award

Desk3 - November 7, 2016

On November 1st, illycaffè, the Trieste based family-owned Italian roaster, leading brand in top quality coffee, presented the 1st Annual Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award at the ...

Certifications

Ethiopia: Coffee growers earn a better price, protect the environment

Desk3 - October 31, 2016

Berhanu Beyene, a soft spoken 45-year old coffee grower in Werka, Yirgacheffe, says what is good for the environment is also good for business ...

Climate

IFC, Nespresso, BioCarbon Fund help coffee farmers boost productivity and climate resilience

Desk3 - October 19, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC, U.S. — IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Nespresso, with support from the BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest...

Climate

Ethiopia’s vulnerable tropical forests are key to securing future of wild coffee

Desk3 - October 11, 2016

Coffee is the drink of choice for millions of us. But the world’s second-most traded commodity originates in Ethiopia – and its home is...

Climate

World Bank Group and Nespresso partner to help coffee farmers in East Africa

Desk1 - October 10, 2016

VEVEY (Switzerland) - Nespresso has today announced a joint investment of $6 million with the World Bank’s IFC (International Finance Corporation) in a landmark...

Events