Coffee - MarcoPolis Your local business media with a global reach Mon, 29 Apr 2024 06:36:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Zebad Coffee is Looking for Investors to Help Transform the Ethiopian Coffee Sector /zebad-coffee-is-looking-for-investors-to-help-transform-the-ethiopian-coffee-sector.htm Thu, 19 Aug 2021 13:26:31 +0000 /zebad-coffee-is-looking-for-investors-to-help-transform-the-ethiopian-coffee-sector.htm Emebet Tafesse, CEO of coffee trading company Zebad General Export and Import, discusses working with smallholder farmers and supporting women in the rural areas. She also explains why investors should consider Zebad’s project to help transform the Ethiopian coffee sector.

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]]> Zebad General Export and Import: Discussing the Coffee Sector in Ethiopia with Emebet Tafesse /zebad-general-export-and-import-discussing-the-coffee-sector-in-ethiopia-with-emebet-tafesse.htm Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:25:11 +0000 /zebad-general-export-and-import-discussing-the-coffee-sector-in-ethiopia-with-emebet-tafesse.htm Emebet Tafesse shares her assessment of the coffee sector in Ethiopia and presents Zebad General Export and Import, an Ethiopian trading company specialized in exporting high quality, fertiliser-free, washed and sun-dried coffee to the international market. She also gives an overview of ERKAB Transit and Consultancy, her logistics company, and shares her vision for the future.

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]]> Ethiopian Coffee Sector: An Interview with Emebet Tafesse of Zebad General Export and Import /ethiopian-coffee-sector-an-interview-with-emebet-tafesse-of-zebad-general-export-and-import.htm Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:22:45 +0000 /ethiopian-coffee-sector-an-interview-with-emebet-tafesse-of-zebad-general-export-and-import.htm Emebet Tafesse, CEO of Zebad General Export and Import, explains what makes her coffee trading company different from the competition in Ethiopia.

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]]> Moses Changwony Presents Sasini: A Major Tea and Coffee Producer in Kenya /moses-changwony-presents-sasini-a-major-tea-and-coffee-producer-in-kenya.htm Wed, 26 Oct 2016 15:43:06 +0000 /moses-changwony-presents-sasini-a-major-tea-and-coffee-producer-in-kenya.htm Moses Changwony gives his assessment of the agribusiness sector in Kenya and presents Sasini, one of the country's major tea and coffee producers. He also talks about Sasini’s philosophy, what makes them different from the competition, success stories, CSR, challenges, possible partnerships and their plans for the future.

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]]> Geo-certification of Ethiopian coffee /geo-certification-of-ethiopian-coffee.htm Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:36:21 +0000 /geo-certification-of-ethiopian-coffee.htm "One of the drawbacks that a lot of the buyers complained about was that there wasn’t traceability in the commodity exchange system," notes Michael Mamo, managing director of Addis Exporter.

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]]> Coffee industry in Ethiopia: 2014 will be very challenging for Ethiopian coffee exporters /coffee-industry-in-ethiopia-2014-will-be-very-challenging-for-ethiopian-coffee-exporters.htm Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:28:53 +0000 /coffee-industry-in-ethiopia-2014-will-be-very-challenging-for-ethiopian-coffee-exporters.htm Ethiopian coffee industry experienced a good growth during the past three years. However, "for 2014, it is going to be a very challenging year because the international market price has dropped dramatically and our local market situation is still very difficult," notes Michael Mamo, managing director of Addis Exporter.

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]]> Top Coffee Exporters in Ethiopia /top-coffee-exporters-in-ethiopia.htm Tue, 25 Mar 2014 14:34:58 +0000 /top-coffee-exporters-in-ethiopia.htm Top Coffee Exporters in Ethiopia
Taking the lion's share in the export commodities, coffee is Ethiopia's flagship export product. There are over hundred coffee exporters present in the market. The following are some of the top coffee exporters in Ethiopia. The list has been drafted according to the export performance (by volume and revenue) in the 2012/13 fiscal year, when Ethiopia exported its coffee to more than 40 countries worldwide. Among the top coffee exporters in Ethiopia are Horra Trading, Aleta Land Coffee and Addis Exporter.
 Horra Trading
Horra Trading is currently one of the largest coffee exporters in Ethiopia. Exporting 18,447 tons of coffee, Horra Trading earned 57,719 USD in the last fiscal year (2012/13).
 Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union
Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union is also at the forefront of coffee export. In the 2012/13 fiscal year it exported 6,673 tons of coffee and earned 39,940 USD.
 Aleta Land Coffee
 Addis Exporter
 Mullege Coffee Exporters

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]]> Aleta Land Coffee’s facilities and green business in Ethiopia /aleta-land-coffees-facilities-and-green-business-in-ethiopia.htm Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:03:58 +0000 /aleta-land-coffees-facilities-and-green-business-in-ethiopia.htm "We have the warehouses and we have the facilities to supply the coffee on time at the best quality and competitive prices. All of these factors make us one of the leading coffee exporters in Ethiopia," explains Belayneh Mesenbet, Deputy Manager of Aleta Land Coffee.

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]]> Aleta Land Coffee: An organic coffee exporter from Ethiopia /aleta-land-coffee-an-organic-coffee-exporter-from-ethiopia.htm Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:43:35 +0000 /aleta-land-coffee-an-organic-coffee-exporter-from-ethiopia.htm Ever since its inception Aleta Land Coffee has been exporting organic coffee from Ethiopia to many parts of the world, including the US, Europe, ²©ÓãÌåÓýÓéÀÖƽ̨ East and Asia (Japan).

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]]> Ethiopia’s export commodities and export markets: Coffee, gold and fluctuating prices /ethiopias-export-commodities-and-export-markets-coffee-gold-and-fluctuating-prices.htm Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:50:53 +0000 /ethiopias-export-commodities-and-export-markets-coffee-gold-and-fluctuating-prices.htm Ethiopia Sector Analysis
Ethiopia’s export commodities and export markets: Coffee, gold and fluctuating prices
‘Export is a matter of life and death for us!’—say the government officials in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is exporting more than 1,800 commodities to over 45 countries across the globe. Led by coffee—the country’s flagship export item that accounts for about 65% of the total export�, a number of agricultural products (e.g. oil seeds) and gold have also been in the forefront of export for years.

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