Summary of 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 that leads to structural changes in the export sector, including an elimi-nation of vertical integration for m...
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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 that leads to structural changes in the export sector, including an elimi-nation of vertical integration for most exporters. Ethiopia’s coffee export earnings increased four-fold in real terms over this period. This increase has mostly been due to changes in international market prices. The quality of coffee improved only slightly over this time, but the quantity exported increased by 50 percent, explained by both higher domestic supplies and reduced local consumption. To further progress coffee 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 associated with significant quality premiums in international markets. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1502422025-11-06T05:14:28Z Summary of 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 that leads to structural changes in the export sector, including an elimi-nation of vertical integration for most exporters. Ethiopia’s coffee export earnings increased four-fold in real terms over this period. This increase has mostly been due to changes in international market prices. The quality of coffee improved only slightly over this time, but the quantity exported increased by 50 percent, explained by both higher domestic supplies and reduced local consumption. To further progress coffee 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 associated with significant quality premiums in international markets. 2014 2024-08-01T02:51:07Z 2024-08-01T02:51:07Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150242 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150230 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopian Development Research Institute Minten, Bart; Tamru, Seneshaw; Kuma, Tadesse and Nyarko, Yaw. 2014. Summary of Structure and performance of Ethiopia’s coffee export sector. ESSP Research Note 29. Washington, DC and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150242 |
| spellingShingle | exports quality markets trade coffee Minten, Bart Tamru, Seneshaw Kuma, Tadesse Nyarko, Yaw Summary of Structure and performance of Ethiopia’s coffee export sector |
| title | Summary of Structure and performance of Ethiopia’s coffee export sector |
| title_full | Summary of Structure and performance of Ethiopia’s coffee export sector |
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| title_short | Summary of Structure and performance of Ethiopia’s coffee export sector |
| title_sort | summary of structure and performance of ethiopia s coffee export sector |
| topic | exports quality markets trade coffee |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150242 |
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