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ግብርና ሚኒስቴር በሀገራችን የተከሰተውን የበረሀ አንበጣ ለመከላከል ልዩ ትኩረት ሰጥቶ እየሰራ ነው!

ግብርና ሚኒስቴር በሀገራችን የተከሰተውን የበረሀ አንበጣ ለመከላከል ልዩ ትኩረት ሰጥቶ እየሰራ ነው!

Ethiopia has been battling locusts since June 2019. Up to October 21, 2020, over 607 000 hectares of land had been sprayed through aerial and ground operations. Despite these efforts, the desert locust threat prevails due to cross-border movements and prevailing conducive breeding conditions in the country. Numerous immature adult groups and swarms are still moving in the Amhara/Tigray highlands and Somali region (Desert Locust situation update: 19 October 2020).

ETHIOPIAN COFFEE AND TEA DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING AUTHORITY LATEST NEWS

2020 COFFEE EXPORT EARNS 204MLN USD IN THREE MONTHS

The performance report released by the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Development and Marketing Authority this week shows that the export of coffee from July to September, 2018, has once again failed short of expectation securing USD 204 million. Accordingly, the report indicates a sluggish achievement in the coffee export sector both in the volume and value.

The target set for the first quarter of the year was USD 247 million from an export of 68,000 tons of coffee. Needless to say, the performance failed to live up to both the export revenue and volume target.

The Cup of Excellence (CoE) program — which involves rigorous multi-round judging of coffees before final scoring and an auction program — has raised more than $60 million in auction revenue for individual farmers, mostly smallholders, over the past 19 years…

CUP OF EXCELLENCE COMING TO ETHIOPIA IN 2020

Renowned green coffee competition and auction program Cup of Excellence is for the first time coming to coffee’s birthplace: Ethiopia.

The Cup of Excellence (CoE) program — which involves rigorous multi-round judging of coffees before final scoring and an auction program — has raised more than $60 million in auction revenue for individual farmers, mostly smallholders, over the past 19 years…