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

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an Harar 4 an Harar 4, etc. but as it is explained further 66<br />

become impossible.<br />

<strong>Coffe</strong>e quality liquoring and inspecti<strong>on</strong> centre<br />

traceability of accurate lots has<br />

<strong>Coffe</strong>e quality liquoring and inspecti<strong>on</strong> centre means an instituti<strong>on</strong> under the<br />

Ministry 67 , that inspects, liquors and issues certificates for <strong>coffee</strong> locally supplied from<br />

producti<strong>on</strong> areas, export <strong>coffee</strong>, and <strong>coffee</strong> by product delivered to c<strong>on</strong>sumer areas. 68<br />

The <strong>coffee</strong> and tea quality c<strong>on</strong>trol and liquoring unit (CLU) was a government agency<br />

resp<strong>on</strong>sible for liquoring, classifying by taste and appearance, washed and unwashed <strong>coffee</strong> as<br />

it arrives at the aucti<strong>on</strong> and was also giving clearance to exporters prior to export. Nowadays,<br />

since August 2008, the <strong>coffee</strong> and tea quality c<strong>on</strong>trol and liquoring unit in charge of <strong>coffee</strong><br />

arriving to Ethiopia Commodity Exchange Authority warehouses is under the Ethiopia<br />

Commodity Exchange Authority. This quality c<strong>on</strong>trol is called Arrival test, d<strong>on</strong>e by the EC<br />

ex 69<br />

Arrival CLU as it could be said. Whereas the <strong>coffee</strong> and tea quality c<strong>on</strong>trol and liquoring<br />

unit in charge of export <strong>coffee</strong> is still under the authority of the MoARD. This quality c<strong>on</strong>trol<br />

happens <strong>on</strong>ce exporters processed again according to export standards the <strong>coffee</strong> they<br />

purchased to the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange or from their farm, and is called Export test,<br />

d<strong>on</strong>e by the MoARD Export CLU as it could be heard. An another <strong>coffee</strong> and tea quality<br />

c<strong>on</strong>trol and liquoring unit is found at woreda level, called quarantine place; and under the<br />

authority of the MoARD it checks and gives a first descripti<strong>on</strong> of <strong>coffee</strong> <strong>on</strong> its producti<strong>on</strong> area<br />

allowing by the way <strong>coffee</strong> traceability.<br />

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research<br />

It is in charge of selecting disease-resistant varieties, establishing nati<strong>on</strong>al <strong>coffee</strong><br />

collecti<strong>on</strong> and protecting the genetic resource base of the crop. It has several research stati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

66 Refer 6.1.3) A global Ethiopian <strong>coffee</strong> quality through the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange Authority<br />

establishment.<br />

67 And now also under the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange Authority c<strong>on</strong>cerning the arrival <strong>coffee</strong> laboratory in<br />

Addis Abeba.<br />

68 <strong>Coffe</strong>e Quality C<strong>on</strong>trol and Marketing Proclamati<strong>on</strong> No. 602/2008 of the Federal Democratic Republic of<br />

Ethiopia (2008).<br />

69 Ec ex, or ECX, is the short name given to the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange, and used comm<strong>on</strong>ly by<br />

Ethiopian <strong>coffee</strong> actors.<br />

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