Africa-Press – Ethiopia. Ethiopia has been carrying out endeavors that promote its untapped coffee tourism by preparing tour packages to the origin of coffee and making visitors experience the vibrant coffee culture, Tourism State Minister Endegena Abebe said.
Opening the Second Regular General Assembly of Ethiopian National Coffee Association (ENCA) today, the state minister said coffee has unique cultural values in Ethiopia beyond its being the backbone of export trade and the economy in general.
Therefore, the ministry is working in collaboration with the association in using large coffee farms and the home of coffee origins as tour packages.
The packages for visitors include the cultivation, harvesting, and all the processing of coffee and its unique traditional ceremonies as well as experiencing the vibrant coffee culture.
Moreover, the ministry is working in collaboration with other pertinent stakeholders on training since coffee needs to be supported by research endeavors.
Ethiopian National Coffee Association President Hussien Ambo said the private sector has a huge role in executing the government’s strategic plan in the coffee sector value chain.
According to him, the association was established with the target to promote coffee by assessing and resolving challenges in the coffee sector in collaboration with the government and other pertinent stakeholders.
Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority Director-General representative, Sefisa Ababu, for his part affirmed that Ethiopia’s coffee sector had remarkable achievement during the past nine months.
Recall that the country achieved a historic milestone in the coffee sector by securing over 1.5 billion USD during the stated period by exporting 299,607 tons of coffee.
The representative attributed the historic achievement to the government and coffee associations, producers and other pertinent stakeholders in the coffee value chain.
The coffee sector is the base of livelihood of over 25 million citizens in Ethiopia, he noted.
The top 10 destinations of Ethiopia’s coffee export are Saudi Arabia, Germany, USA, Belgium, China, South Korea, UAE, Japan, Italy, and Jordan.
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