Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed visited the coffee roasting plant in Addis Ababa on August 18th.
After the visit, the Prime Minister said “coffee is Ethiopia’s gold and its cultural bridge.”
“As one of our key national exports, innovative private sector investments in the coffee industry like a roasting plant I visited, which value add through technology, learning, and product innovations are set to be game-changers,” he added.
Coffee export earned Ethiopia more than $854 million last budget year, which ended on July 7. The revenue increased by more than 17% compared to the previous year.
Germany, Saudi Arabia, United States, Japan, Belgium, South Korea, Italy, France, and Sudan are the major buyers of Ethiopian coffee.
Source: FBC
