Ethiopians: The Coffee People

This segment tries to summarize the episode on the cultural heritage status of coffee for Ethiopians along with the supply and value chains for coffee in Ethiopia and reinforce the view that Ethiopians are pioneers of coffee culture. Coffee is both food and beverages as both coffee and tea drinks. Ethiopians love everything coffee and use the leaves, husks, and of course beans. As the cradle of Coffea arabica and mankind, there is nothing surprising about this. Coffee also started out as a social drink in Ethiopia and not commercial. It's also the reason why Ethiopians drink most of the coffee they produce rather than export it. This episode is a six segment part and will dwell on the main purpose of the podcast, i.e. presenting Ethiopians as the coffee people. Enjoy and much love from Addis ❣️

This segment provides the numbers behind our place in the global consumption space and highlights the view that Ethiopians are pioneers of coffee culture. Coffee is both food and beverages as both coffee and tea drinks. Ethiopians love everything coffee and use the leaves, husks, and of course beans. As the cradle of Coffea arabica and mankind, there is nothing surprising about this. Coffee also started out as a social drink in Ethiopia and not commercial. It's also the reason why Ethiopians drink most of the coffee they produce rather than export it. This episode is a six segment part and will dwell on the main purpose of the podcast, i.e. presenting Ethiopians as the coffee people. Enjoy and much love from Addis ❣️

This segment focus on the phenotipic or observable characteristics of Ethiopian coffees. It highlights the view that Ethiopians are pioneers of coffee culture. Coffee is both food and beverages as both coffee and tea drinks. Ethiopians love everything coffee and use the leaves, husks, and of course beans. As the cradle of Coffea arabica and mankind, there is nothing surprising about this. Coffee also started out as a social drink in Ethiopia and not commercial. It's also the reason why Ethiopians drink most of the coffee they produce rather than export it. This episode is a  segment part and will dwell on the main purpose of the podcast, i.e. presenting Ethiopians as the coffee people. Enjoy and much love from Addis ❣️

This segment explores the five coffee cultivation systems of Ethiopians. Ethiopians are pioneers of coffee culture. Coffee is both food and beverages as both coffee and tea drinks. Ethiopians love everything coffee and use the leaves, husks, and of course beans. As the cradle of Coffea arabica and mankind, there is nothing surprising about this. Coffee also started out as a social drink in Ethiopia and not commercial. It's also the reason why Ethiopians drink most of the coffee they produce rather than export it. This episode is a six segment part and will dwell on the main purpose of the podcast, i.e. presenting Ethiopians as the coffee people. Enjoy and much love from Addis ❣️

A single article written in March 1962 on a magazine prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture FSA triggered my reflection. Reading the article and the situation of then and compare it to the now, I just had to ask where we have been as Ethiopians. Our governments and coffee system since the 1950s have clearly failed to transfer the coffee sector. The problems presented then and today by the sector remain the same, i.e. productivity, quality, and logistics. If the problems are the same, then, it is not that difficult to conclude that our investments to date have been irrelevant at best or counterproductive at worst. Regardless, we might as well start fresh if we can't figure out what is best for our coffee sector and our smallholder farmers in two generations. Our government and our coffee professionals need to ask this question now and reflect on a new direction. Thank you and much love from Addis ❣️