A study case on coffee (Coffea arabica): Limu Coffe - IRD
A study case on coffee (Coffea arabica): Limu Coffe - IRD
A study case on coffee (Coffea arabica): Limu Coffe - IRD
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whereas poorer households difficultly satisfy their food needs and c<strong>on</strong>sequently are unable to<br />
invest in other activities.<br />
Am<strong>on</strong>g the 27,004 <strong>coffee</strong> producing households of <strong>Limu</strong> Kosa 39 , 3,762 are members<br />
of the <strong>Limu</strong> Inara Farmers Multi-purpose Cooperative Uni<strong>on</strong> 40 . That means they sell their<br />
<strong>coffee</strong> to the service cooperative they are members, this latter selling it to the uni<strong>on</strong> of which<br />
it is member. Thus the most exhaustive list of producers is in the hands of the uni<strong>on</strong>’s staff.<br />
To prevent any c<strong>on</strong>fusi<strong>on</strong>, it is important to c<strong>on</strong>sider that they mainly are better-off farmers.<br />
Anyway they c<strong>on</strong>stitute an organized basis for the implementati<strong>on</strong> of any project. Currently<br />
actors of the Limmuu Organic <strong>Coffe</strong>e Project 41<br />
implying Oxfam GB, they could be the<br />
introducing gate for geographical indicati<strong>on</strong>.<br />
39 Refer 6.2.1) Woreda’s <strong>coffee</strong> rules: <strong>Limu</strong> Kosa woreda.<br />
40 Refer 6.2.2) The <strong>Limu</strong> Inara Multi-purpose Cooperative Uni<strong>on</strong>, an initiatives’ leader?<br />
41 Idem.<br />
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