A study case on coffee (Coffea arabica): Limu Coffe - IRD

Commercial and economic aspects
Description at the local, regional level: Coffee farmers have two possibilities to sell
their coffee. They can send it to the OCFCU, through Limu Genet member cooperatives. The
coffee is the identified as Limmu coffee and sold as such to the national and international
levels. They can also sell it to private traders and investors then can either go themselves to
the auction or sell it on Jima market, where it is mixed with other provenances and sold as
“Jima coffee”.
Description at the national level: Included within the Jima province and sold on the
domestic market (sun dried coffee)
Description at the international level: Limu washed coffee has a cup profile and an
Ethiopian standard and the main part is exported.
Evolution of production and commercialisation: There is high increase of production
and market demand for this coffee. However a new tendency emerges at the international
level.
Labels and other signs of quality: Cup profile and Ethiopian standard for Limu washed
coffee. No official sign of quality for Lim sun dried coffee.
Needs for implementation of a GI system:
Description: Limu farmers try to obtain a better recognition for their coffee and
especially to prevent other coffee provenances from being mixed with theirs and sold under
Limu.
Synthethic scores
Score: 3
Originality: 3
Economic sustainability: 5
Social sustainability: 5
Environmental sustainability: 5