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2018 map of Ethiopia's coffee zones and woredas. Ethiopia is the world's fifth largest producer of coffee, and Africa's top producer, with 496,200 tonnes in 2022. [9] Over 4 million small-scale farmers produce coffee. [10] Half of the coffee is consumed by Ethiopians, [11] and the country leads the continent in domestic consumption. [12]
Ethiopian regions and zones. Though the Oromia region was the area where coffee was first discovered, [1] [2] [3] the previous socialist Derg regime imposed collective ownership, and farmers were required to channel all sales through local traders and auction centers in Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa, [3] thereby stunting the growth of the coffee trade in the region.
A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café (French: ⓘ), is an establishment that serves various types of coffee, espresso, latte, americano and cappuccino, among other hot beverages. Some coffeehouses may serve iced coffee among other cold beverages, such as iced tea , as well as other non-caffeinated beverages.
Tomoca is a member of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange, [5] and it exports its coffee to Sweden, Germany, [6] the United States, Japan, [7] and other countries. [8] The company is led by Wondwossen Meshesha, the operations manager. [2] Tomoca has 22 branches in Addis Ababa and opened its first international branch in Tokyo in 2015. [9]
The First Five-Year Plan (1957–1961) sought to develop strong infrastructure, particularly in transportation, construction, and communications, to link isolated regions. [41] The Second Five-Year Plan (1962–1967) signaled the start of a 20-year program to change Ethiopia's predominantly agricultural economy to an agro-industrial one. [41]
Sidama is one of the major coffee-producing regions in Ethiopia. It supplies over 40% of washed coffee to the central market. Coffee is the single major export earner for the country. Export earnings from coffee ranges from 60 to 67% although the country's share in the world market is less than 3%. [3]
Coffee harvest in Ethiopia. Coffee, which originated in Ethiopia, is the largest foreign exchange earner. Agriculture accounted for 50% of GDP, 83.9% of exports, and 80% of the labor force in 2006 and 2007, compared to 44.9%, 76.9% and 80% in 2002–2003, and agriculture remains the Ethiopian economy's most important sector. [7]
The second five-year plan (1962-67) began a 20-year program to change Ethiopia's predominantly agricultural economy to an agro-industrial one. [1] The plan's objectives included diversification of production, introduction of modern processing methods, and expansion of the economy's productive capacity to increase the country's growth rate. [1]