Coffee








"...Coffee was first consumed
in the 9th century, when it was discovered in the
highlands of Ethiopia.[1] From there, it spread
to Egypt and Yemen, and by the 15th century
had reached Persia, Turkey, and northern
Africa. From the Muslim world, coffee spread
to Italy, then to the rest of Europe and the
Americas.[2] Today, coffee is one of
the most popular beverages worldwide...."
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Ethiopian Coffee Trademark Victory
To Reap Millions
(Intellectual Property Watch)
Ethiopia’s victory to trademark its major coffee
brands could earn the east African country
more than US$100 million annually and increase
incomes for hundreds of thousands involved in the
industry, a negotiator for the Ethiopian government
said Tuesday.
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Ethiopia to sign a historic trademark
agreement Groundbreaking Trade
Agreement for Ethiopian
Coffee Farmers
Ethiopia coffee exports falling, pins hope sesameBuzz up!
22 May, 2009 (By Barry Malone) - Ethiopian coffee exports will fall
by 30-40 percent in 2009/2010, but the country hopes to become the
world's biggest sesame seed exporter this year, the Ethiopian....More
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Coffee Ruining a Nation
By Dereje Hailu Kassa






















"..Despite the fact that it
became a lucrative global
business worth $55 billion a
year, for more than a million
Ethiopian farmers accounting
for nearly 15 million
households, it is a burden that
no one wants to carry on any
longer."
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Ethiopia to boost coffee exports
Feb 15 Ethiopia, Africa's biggest coffee exporter, plans to increase
exports by about a third this year and will encourage foreign
participation in the industry to help expand production. More
Research group to show film about fair trade coffee
    18 Feb. 2008 (Indiana Daily Student)
    - “Black Gold” tells the story of
    Tadesse Meskela and his fight to
    save 74,000 Ethiopian farmers from
    bankruptcy by finding buyers willing
    to pay a fair price. More
Ethiopia: Coffee pulping begins in Gujji Zone
19 February 2008 ( Africa News ) - Some 69 investors engaged in
coffee pulping industries in Gujji Zone of Oromia State with an
aggregate capital of 178 million Birr have begun production,...More
Ethiopia Creates Its Own Coffee Experts
By HEIDI VOGT, (Associated Press)  ADDIS ABABA,
Ethiopia — In a room that resembles a high school
chemistry lab, the keepers of the world's oldest coffee
culture are learning a new way to understand the rich aroma
of a cup of java. More
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Ethiopia brands its coffee ( CNN VIDEO )
Ethiopia Puts Logo on Its Hottest Export
"Ethiopia's coffee logo, created by Brandhouse,
consists of a letter "e" in the shape of a bean over the
name of coffee varieties..." More
Ethiopia wins U.S. trademark rights for coffee brand
March 5 (Reuters) - Ethiopia has won trademark rights for its specialty
Sidamo coffee in the United States, the country's intellectual property
office said on Wednesday...More
Wild Ethiopian Coffee: Harvesting the Perks of
an Indigenous Crop
    18 January, 2011 (Danielle
    Nierenberg) - "Recent research
    indicates that the natural diversity
    among the wild coffee cultivars in
    Ethiopia is high. Some of them
    have shown resistance to drought
    conditions—a trait that could
become increasingly valuable. Many coffee growing regions across
the continent and the world are becoming drier from climate...More
Ethiopian Washed Coffee Prices Rise Up to 17.5% in Week
04 April, 2011 (By William Davison) - Prices for washed
arabica coffee from Ethiopia rose by as much as 17.5 percent last
week in trading on the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange...More