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Emebet Tafesse, CEO of coffee trading company Zebad General Export and Import, discusses working with smallholder farmers and supporting women in the rural areas. She also explains why investors should consider Zebad’s project to help transform the Ethiopian coffee sector.
Emebet Tafesse shares her assessment of the coffee sector in Ethiopia and presents Zebad General Export and Import, an Ethiopian trading company specialized in exporting high quality, fertiliser-free, washed and sun-dried coffee to the international market. She also gives an overview of ERKAB Transit and Consultancy, her logistics company, and shares her vision for the future.
Emebet Tafesse, CEO of Zebad General Export and Import, explains what makes her coffee trading company different from the competition in Ethiopia.
Michael Mamo, Managing Director of Addis Exporter
“There are more investments in farming and more coffee exporters are actually getting into the coffee trade in Ethiopia. However 2014 is going to be a very challenging year because the international market price has dropped dramatically and our local market situation remains difficult. The local market price is often higher than the international and for farmers, if they don’t make money, they aren’t going to produce coffee,” explains Mr Mamo.
Habtamu Silla, General Manager of Aleta Land Coffee
“Our family has been in the coffee business for over 14 years. We have coffee washing stations, farms and sun drying coffee factories, so we really know about the coffee that we grow. Our coffee is organic and of excellent quality,” asserts Mr Silla. Established in 2005, Aleta Land Coffee exports organic coffee to the US, Europe, Asia (Japan) and the Middle East.
Belayneh Mesenbet, Deputy Manager of Aleta Land Coffee
“When we talk about the coffee business we also have to talk about facilities. Aleta Land Coffee started 8 years ago and we have been growing year to year by about 30%. This growth has resulted from green business and having different facilities,” explains Mr Mesenbet.
