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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washed <strong>coffee</strong> gets <strong>on</strong>ly tested <strong>on</strong> its moisture c<strong>on</strong>tent. Then <strong>coffee</strong> bags are packed with wire<br />
and lead sinkers stamped by pincers attesting the <strong>coffee</strong> origin: In <strong>Limu</strong> Kosa, these sinkers<br />
are “<strong>Limu</strong>” stamped. Even the number of the local quality stati<strong>on</strong> is stamped <strong>on</strong> the sinker<br />
(here number 5, for <strong>Limu</strong> Genet stati<strong>on</strong>). Traceability is ensured. All bags of the truck are not<br />
packed with these sinkers but eleven bags per truck are. Then a clearance paper (descripti<strong>on</strong><br />
paper) is filled: date, stati<strong>on</strong>, owner of <strong>coffee</strong>, area of producti<strong>on</strong> (kebele), owner and place of<br />
processing plant (pulpery, hullery), number of trucks (immatriculati<strong>on</strong>) , quantity of <strong>coffee</strong><br />
(kg, number of bags), washed or unwashed <strong>coffee</strong>, number of sinkers 83<br />
. This paper will be<br />
presented to the EC ex arrival <strong>coffee</strong> sampling room. From woredas to this sampling room,<br />
bags travelled <strong>on</strong> trucks: 85 kg for unwashed <strong>coffee</strong> bags, 60 kg for washed <strong>coffee</strong> bags. At<br />
this moment of the quality chain, the grade has not been given yet. It will be in Addis Abeba,<br />
then the result will be communicated to WARDO then quarantine place.<br />
Then the <strong>coffee</strong> travels up to Addis Abeba and, c<strong>on</strong>cerning <strong>Limu</strong> Kosa <strong>coffee</strong>, met<br />
successively the following check points: <strong>Limu</strong> Genet, Ambuye, Babo, Jima, Gibe valley<br />
(before Welkite), and then Karra-Koree (Addis entrance). Each time <strong>on</strong>ly the former<br />
document delivered by quarantine place has to be presented.<br />
Illustrati<strong>on</strong> 38: <strong>Limu</strong> Kosa Quarantine place 1) sorting defects 2) clearance paper 3)4)5) <strong>Limu</strong> Kosa<br />
stati<strong>on</strong> pincers and sinkers 6) akhrabies’ book (Bossolasco, 6 th July 2009)<br />
83 Traceability is ensured. Moreover, the quarantine place officer keeps a descriptive book of each chagn: date<br />
and <strong>coffee</strong> type of each collect, sales to central market. In <str<strong>on</strong>g>case</str<strong>on</strong>g> of black marketers arrested at the different<br />
woredas’ boundaries (Genet, Ambuye and Babo in <strong>Limu</strong> Kosa), the quarantine place officer is called to clarify<br />
the situati<strong>on</strong> identifying the <strong>coffee</strong> and its owner.<br />
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