Ethiopia - Africa’s largest producer of cofee
Sep 13th, 2007 by bally chohan
When one thinks of Ethiopia the words tourist paradise” don’t exactly jump into your mind. You usually think of starving children, of food aid, of wars and violence; of kidnappings, Haile Selassie and maybe you think of coffee.
Ethiopia is Africa’s largest producer of Coffee. The trade of coffee is Ethiopia’s largest export, which generates 60% of its total export earnings. Kafa Ethiopia name) may be where the word coffee came from. Coffee in Ethiopia has strong traditions that stem back to the 10th century. Believe it or not, one out of every four Ethiopians, work on coffee bean farms - about half the country’s population. Annually, the average pay of an Ethiopian coffee farmer is about $900 dollars year - very low.