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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Sebsabies<br />
Their role was to bring <strong>coffee</strong> from remote areas to the market purchasing it to<br />
farmers, as the first middle men in the value chain, then transferring it immediately to<br />
akhrabies who own warehouses. In August 2008, their license has been cancelled. Sebsabies<br />
are now punished by law as illegal traders out of the central market. Their role has been<br />
transferred to akhrabies who are now the <strong>on</strong>ly legal traders allowed to deal with farmers,<br />
except service cooperatives. But sebsabies still exist ensuring the bulk of akhrabies purchase.<br />
In regard to <strong>coffee</strong> quality defects, they carry all resp<strong>on</strong>sibility and are judged guilty as well<br />
by agricultural office workers than <strong>coffee</strong> farmers or akhrabies for whom they work.<br />
Illegal traders<br />
Two types of illegal traders are distinct <strong>on</strong> local markets:<br />
- A minority of farmers, surrounded by family members, bring dried <strong>coffee</strong> with husk,<br />
locally called janfal 75<br />
, <strong>on</strong> market days (Thursday and Saturday in Genet) depending <strong>on</strong> their<br />
cash needs. Their illegality is due to the absence of any quality c<strong>on</strong>trol or any trade license.<br />
- A bulk of women traders (and rare workless men), doing black market, buying dried<br />
<strong>coffee</strong> with husk to farmers, sebsabies, akhrabies, neighbours (sometimes picked <strong>on</strong> their<br />
trees) all around the woreda then selling it to market. They are tolerated even out-of-law<br />
because of the low quantities they represent. At home, they separate the <strong>coffee</strong> bean from the<br />
husk using a tool named mokocha 76<br />
. Then they bring and sell <strong>coffee</strong> <strong>on</strong> its three forms: bean,<br />
bean+husk, husk, prices decreasing respectively. They keep <strong>on</strong> cleaning and separating <strong>coffee</strong><br />
from its husk all market day l<strong>on</strong>g.<br />
75 Oromic.<br />
76 Oromic.<br />
Illustrati<strong>on</strong> 36: Woman<br />
traders in Seka and Genet<br />
markets (Bossolasco, August<br />
2009)<br />
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