In the first half of April, coffee trade on the Ethiopian Coffee Exchange (ECX) declined by about 30% compared to the same period in previous years. This seems explained by lower supplies to the market - by farmers as well as traders - as well as by more bypassing of the Exchange. Local and international […]
Coffee Value Chain Survey in Ethiopia: Producer/Household Survey
The coffee producer survey was conducted to study the coffee value chains in order to make recommendations to policymakers on how to improve the value chain to the benefit of farmers. The data collected in this survey helps to understand how the coffee value chains are transforming in terms of quality and demand of coffee, […]
Trade, value chains, and rent distribution with foreign exchange controls: Coffee exports in Ethiopia
ESSP Working Paper 136, by Seneshaw Tamru, Bart Minten, Johan F. M. Swinnen. Abstract: Exchange rate policies can have important implications on incentives for export agriculture. However, their effects are often not well understood.
International Coffee Day 2018
Today the world is celebrating the fourth annual International Coffee Day. International Coffee Day is a celebration of coffee’s passage through the value chain. Over the years, ESSP has published various working papers, research notes and blog articles on the subject as well as organize a coffee themed conference.
Investing in wet mills and washed coffee in Ethiopia
ESSP Working Paper 121, by Seneshaw Tamru and Bart Minten. Abstract: Local value addition in developing countries is often aimed at for the upgrading of agricultural value chains since it is assumed that doing so will make farmers better off.