Economy
Ethiopia Maps 1.4 Million Coffee Producers Amid EU Market Exclusion Risks
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Ethiopia has registered over 1.4 million coffee producers in a national traceability platform as studies warn compliance gaps could risk EU market access.
- Ethiopia has registered more than 1.4 million coffee producers in a national digital traceability system.
- The Ethiopian Coffee Traceability Management System covers over 1.5 million farms spanning more than two million hectares.
- A recent ODI Global policy paper warned that traceability gaps could exclude up to 60 percent of smallholders from EU trade.
- The European Union purchases roughly 30 percent of Ethiopia's coffee exports.
- ODI Global estimated that full or partial market exclusion could reduce national GDP by up to 0.5 percent.
- Each coffee batch on the platform receives a unique identifier to record its movement from source to export.
- The platform uses Open Foris Whisp to compare farm locations with forest-cover and deforestation datasets.
- Four audit documentation requests have been submitted and approved for exporters including Tracon Trading PLC, AMG Coffee Export, and Cabey PLC.
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