Structure and performance of Ethiopia’s coffee export sector
We study the structure and performance of the coffee export sector in Ethiopia, Africa’s most important coffee producer, over the period 2003 to 2013. We find an evolving policy environment leading to structural changes in the export sector, including an elimination of vertical integration for most...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Minten, Bart Tamru, Seneshaw Kuma, Tadesse Nyarko, Yaw |
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| description | We study the structure and performance of the coffee export sector in Ethiopia, Africa’s most important coffee producer, over the period 2003 to 2013. We find an evolving policy environment leading to structural changes in the export sector, including an elimination of vertical integration for most exporters. Ethiopia’s coffee export earn-ings improved dramatically over this period, i.e. a four-fold real increase. This has mostly been due to increases in international market prices. Quality improved only slightly over time, but the quantity exported increased by 50 percent, seemingly explained by increased domestic supplies as well as reduced local consumption. To further improve export performance, investments to increase the quantities produced and to improve quality are needed, including an increase in washing, certification, and traceability, as these characteristics are shown to be associ-ated with significant quality premiums in international markets. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1502302025-11-06T05:55:29Z Structure and performance of Ethiopia’s coffee export sector Minten, Bart Tamru, Seneshaw Kuma, Tadesse Nyarko, Yaw exports quality markets trade coffee We study the structure and performance of the coffee export sector in Ethiopia, Africa’s most important coffee producer, over the period 2003 to 2013. We find an evolving policy environment leading to structural changes in the export sector, including an elimination of vertical integration for most exporters. Ethiopia’s coffee export earn-ings improved dramatically over this period, i.e. a four-fold real increase. This has mostly been due to increases in international market prices. Quality improved only slightly over time, but the quantity exported increased by 50 percent, seemingly explained by increased domestic supplies as well as reduced local consumption. To further improve export performance, investments to increase the quantities produced and to improve quality are needed, including an increase in washing, certification, and traceability, as these characteristics are shown to be associ-ated with significant quality premiums in international markets. 2014 2024-08-01T02:51:05Z 2024-08-01T02:51:05Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150230 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopian Development Research Institute Minten, Bart; Tamru, Seneshaw; Kuma, Tadesse and Nyarko, Yaw. 2014. Structure and performance of Ethiopia’s coffee export sector. ESSP II Working Paper 66. Washington, DC and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150230 |
| spellingShingle | exports quality markets trade coffee Minten, Bart Tamru, Seneshaw Kuma, Tadesse Nyarko, Yaw Structure and performance of Ethiopia’s coffee export sector |
| title | Structure and performance of Ethiopia’s coffee export sector |
| title_full | Structure and performance of Ethiopia’s coffee export sector |
| title_fullStr | Structure and performance of Ethiopia’s coffee export sector |
| title_full_unstemmed | Structure and performance of Ethiopia’s coffee export sector |
| title_short | Structure and performance of Ethiopia’s coffee export sector |
| title_sort | structure and performance of ethiopia s coffee export sector |
| topic | exports quality markets trade coffee |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150230 |
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