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How Ethiopia Brewed East Africa's Most Productive Coffee Sector
Ethiopia's coffee sector has long been its economic backbone, but in the last decade, a quiet productivity revolution transformed it. This episode walks through the specific numbers: how the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) replaced fragmented roadside sales with a centralized auction system, cutting transaction costs by up to 30 percent. We trace the impact through the supply chain—from improved drying techniques that boosted cherry quality grades, to the rise of private washing stations that increased farmer revenue per kilogram by roughly 40 percent. The episode also examines the…
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