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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eacti<strong>on</strong> of these frustrated actors has been to choose <strong>on</strong>e of the two ways: akhrabie or<br />
exporter giving up the other <strong>on</strong>e. The bulk of them now acts <strong>on</strong> the mainstream <strong>coffee</strong> market<br />
exporting Sidamo 2, Yirgacheffe 2, etc. they bought to the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange.<br />
Some chose to keep <strong>on</strong> processing with a supplier competence certificate as the ex-out grower<br />
I met. But he plans to ‘pass from down to up” exchanging his akhrabie’s competence<br />
certificate for an exporter’s competence certificate. This example illustrates how specialty<br />
market is getting melt in a global Ethiopian quality market where accuracy disappeared and<br />
<strong>coffee</strong> bags are stocked at random piled according to their regi<strong>on</strong> of producti<strong>on</strong>. Specialty<br />
market disappeared with the possibility to purchase exact <strong>coffee</strong> bags at aucti<strong>on</strong> even if global<br />
traceability improved.<br />
6.1.3) A global Ethiopian <strong>coffee</strong> quality through the Ethiopian Commodity<br />
Exchange Authority establishment<br />
Quality according to origin could be distinguished into a small-scale quality ensured<br />
by special marketers and a large-scale quality ensured by the new aucti<strong>on</strong> system. Currently<br />
the nati<strong>on</strong>al <strong>coffee</strong> strategy lays <strong>on</strong> the sec<strong>on</strong>d <strong>on</strong>e at the expense of the first. Now let see how<br />
this global quality is built:<br />
The woreda quarantine place, <strong>Limu</strong> Genet<br />
Before <strong>coffee</strong> goes out from the woreda to travel to Addis Abeba, chagn, cooperatives<br />
and investors have to bring it to the Woreda MoARD Liquoring unit/quality c<strong>on</strong>trol, or local<br />
CLU, locally called quarantine place or Bufata qorannoo fi Galma Bunaa 81<br />
in <strong>Limu</strong> Kosa.<br />
Trucks bring the <strong>coffee</strong>. Using two spears, three kg are taken for 120 bags. These three<br />
kg are put <strong>on</strong> a table, mixed by hand then divided in four parts. Two handfuls of each part are<br />
laid in a balance totally weighting 300 g. After, <strong>coffee</strong> defects are separated according to<br />
defects categories 82<br />
. Once isolated, defects proporti<strong>on</strong>s are evaluated using a test tube (that’s<br />
why the word “grading” is also used to qualify quality system and operati<strong>on</strong>s). The defects<br />
proporti<strong>on</strong> a truck is carrying is then estimated, and mustn’t exceed 6 to 7%. Moisture c<strong>on</strong>tent<br />
is measured <strong>on</strong> the arrival day. At this woreda level, <strong>on</strong>ly unwashed <strong>coffee</strong> is tested whereas<br />
81<br />
Oromic name.<br />
82<br />
Refer Annex Defects.<br />
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