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“East Africa's hotly contested coffee sector”

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East Africa's hotly contested coffee sector

An important source of foreign currency, coffee exports are the subject of a power struggle between multinational trading companies and the region's coffee-producing countries, chief among which are Ethiopia and Kenya. While governments try to impose reforms designed to favour local producers and intermediaries, international traders, notably German and Swiss, seek to maintain their dominant position. Fuelling the stand-off are new European Union directives on traceability and the social and environmental impact of agricultural products, which will have major repercussions across the entire sector. [...]

Unlike its neighbours Uganda and Ethiopia, Kenya has yet to announce a national plan to bring its coffee sector into line with European anti-deforestation regulations, having been too preoccupied with other reforms in the sector. [...]

Published on 08/04/2024 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Libya
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Deforestation: Trade minister advocates for Cameroonian cocoa sector in Brussels

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Agri-food giant Del Monte seeks out-of-court settlement over allegations of violence

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