Coffee value chains on the move: Evidence in Ethiopia

Bart Minten, Mekdim Dereje, Ermias Engida and Tadesse Kuma
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Mekdim Dereje Regassa

Food Policy, 2019, vol. 83, issue C, 370-383

Abstract: Important changes have happened to the upstream segment of the coffee sector in Ethiopia - Africa’s biggest - in the last decade, as illustrated by the increasing adoption of improved production, harvest, and post-harvest practices. Upstream marketing has also improved and there have been large investments in processing capacity, shown by the extended coverage of wet mills. These improved practices are shown to be associated with positive impacts on coffee productivity and prices. Changes appear to be linked with multiple factors including local market reform, greater presence of public extension agents, high international prices, and a push for certification by international buyers. On the other hand, a combination of production (lack of improved seedlings, weather and disease shocks) as well as institutional issues (saving constraints and lack of vertical integration and traceability) have seemingly impeded more widespread uptake of improved practices and therefore better farm performance. The study illustrates the significant complexity in obtaining transformation at the farm level in these settings.

Keywords: Coffee; Ethiopia; Marketing; Value chains; Transformation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2017.07.012

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