Ethiopia

Costa Foundation expands into 10th country, in 10th anniversary year

Desk3 - October 24, 2017

LONDON, UK – The Costa Foundation has announced the development of a new school project in Zambia. The country will be the 10th to...

Climate

Ethiopia: global warming is affecting Africa’s biggest coffee producer

Desk3 - September 10, 2017

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Global warming is affecting the lives of an estimated 15 million Ethiopian farmers, who heavily rely on the coffee industry...

Culture

The Mystical Seed, a story through time to the origins of coffee in Ethiopia

Desk3 - July 31, 2017

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The Mystical Seed is a new international documentary film – to be released in Ethiopia. “This is an artistic documentary to convey to the world the culture and history that coffee represents starting from Ethiopia, the land of its origin”, said Mr. Mario Riccardo Migliara, Director & Author.

Culture

What you can learn from ancient coffee rituals around the world

Desk3 - July 25, 2017

NEW YORK – For many caffeine lovers, coffee drinking is less of a habit and more of a sacred ritual. In fact, the history of coffee rituals around the world is an intimate view into the lives of coffee drinkers who came before us. If you trace coffee back to its place of origin — Ethiopia — you’ll discover that the drink was prepared as part of ...

Market & Trade

Ethiopia’s coffee exports rose by 11.5 percent in the past fiscal year

Desk3 - July 18, 2017

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Ethiopia's coffee exports have registered a 20 percent increase during the past three months, according to the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Development and Marketing Authority on Monday. The authority has introduced various measures to reduce the impact of contraband and other ...

Market & Trade

Ethiopia exported 221,000 tons of coffee during its last fiscal year

Desk3 - July 12, 2017

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Ethiopia exported 221,000 tons of coffee during its last fiscal year. According to Ethiopian Coffee & Tea Development and Marketing Authority, it has accomplished 92 per cent of its set goal to increase coffee exports: " It is a very great achievement compared to nation's previous years' coffee export performance. "

Gender Equality

New Africa fund to finance a women-led coffee export project in Ethiopia

Desk3 - June 1, 2017

MILAN - Victus Global Capital and Altree Capital have partnered to launch a fund focusing on investment into women-led agribusinesses in Africa. The fund aims to boost African agriculture through the practise of so-called ‘gender lens investing’, which focuses on funding women-owned businesses, companies with a track-record of hiring women ...

Market & Trade

Ethiopia: coffee export value chain framework up for major reforms

Desk3 - May 4, 2017

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – A bill, which will paralyse the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) in the coffee export value chain, was finalised last week and sent to Ministry of Agriculture & Natural Resources and the Office of the Attorney General for some ...

Market & Trade

Ethiopia: documents recommends changes to the coffee trading system

Desk3 - April 25, 2017

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – A document drafted by a group of 20 people representing the public and private sector, and refined by an institution called Economy Success Planning Sector, formed under the Office of the Prime Minister and led by Arkebe Oqubay (PhD), which attempted to figure out how to improve the coffee trade ...

Institutions

Ethiopia: Italy, Unido sign agreement for coffee value chain partnership

Desk3 - April 7, 2017

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Italy and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) signed a financing agreement for a project entitled: 'Improving the Sustainability and Inclusiveness of the Ethiopian Coffee Value Chain through Private and Public Partnership.'

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