Ethiopia’s coffee industry has reached a significant milestone, earning $1 billion in the first ten months of the 2023/24 fiscal year. This remarkable growth, compared to the previous year, results from a surge in the volume of coffee shipped globally. Over this period, Ethiopia exported 209,000 tons of coffee, highlighting a robust increase from the […]
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