Market analyses and reports on the coffee and coffee machine markets
Ethiopia, popularly known as the birthplace of Arabica Coffee, today accounts for 3 % of the coffee grown worldwide. The main coffee growing regions are Lekempt, Jimma, Limmu, Sidamo, and Yirgacheffe. It is quite interesting to note that more than 70% of the Ethiopian population consists of farmers. Forest, Semi-Forest, Garden and Plantation Coffees are the three main production systems
According to Daily Coffee News, as reported by research published in Nature Plants, about 39-59 per cent of Ethiopia’s coffee production area could not be suitable for growing coffee by the end of this century due to the effects of climate change. The study, led by Aaron Davis of the UK Kew Royal Botanical Gardens explored the 16 main coffee-growing
Africa’s top two coffee growers, Uganda and Ethiopia, that accounts for more than 60 percent of coffee production in Africa, will produce 10.9m bags in 2017-8, reports a US Department of Agriculture foreign staff (Agrimoney) . This will mean an increase in 175m bags year this season, a record from the two countries. Expectations also show exports of 7.31m bags, which is also
According to reports by Quartz Africa, Uganda consumed only 3% of its total coffee production last year. This is far below what its neighbor, Ethiopia, who produces more coffee than Uganda is consuming. Ethiopia consumes about half its total coffee production yearly. Inspire Africa, a development agency that promotes coffee consumption amongst Ugandans says if Uganda should consume 10% of its
Ethiopia hosted the 15th African Fine Coffee Conference and Exhibition that took place at the Millennium Hall in Addis Abeba from 15 to 17 February, 2017. . The AFCA is the largest coffee conference and exhibition in Africa. It brings together both international and regional coffee roasters, professionals, traders, producers, coffee lovers, coffee expert speakers and companies that come to showcase
Java House, one of the biggest coffee shops in East Africa has opened its first shop in Kigali, reports All Africa. The coffee shop which started in Kenya has expanded to Uganda, and now Rwanda, has a total of 56 branches in these countries with 2000 employees . According to the Group’s CEO, Ken Kuguru, they are excited to have extended
The 2017 Good Food Awards has named 25 US coffee roasting companies as finalists. According to the GFA, 2,059 entrants were competing for a place meanwhile 292 companies were selected in the beer, charcuterie, cheese, chocolate, cider, confections, fish, honey, oils, pantry, pickles, preserves, spirits, and coffee categories. In it’s seventh year, the award selected winners in the 14 categories
A farmers’ group in Uganda has called on the government to pass a law to protect the country’s coffee quality (Bloomberg). If such a law is passed, it will provide for crop management methods and those who mismanage their output and produce low quality will be punished, Gerald Ssendaula, the chairman of National Union of Coffee Agribusiness & Farm Enterprises
Ethiopia, which considered the birthplace of Arabica coffee, has plans to increase its coffee production capability in the coming decade. From a report by Walta Info, the State Minister of Farming and Natural Resource, Wondyirad Mandefro, while formally launching preparations for the 15th African Fine Coffee Conference and Exhibition to be held in Addis Ababa from February 12-17 2017, claimed
The biggest coffee exporter in Africa is likely to increase its output by 5 percent next season since trees planted in Uganda in the past few years started producing. The nation’s regulator said that weather improvement played a major part (Bloomberg.com). Also, Bloomberg reports that coffee production through September 2017 is estimated to climb to 4.2 million 60-kilogram (132-pound) bags, from 4 million bags projected for the season ending