Introduction to the treatment methods of roasting degree of high-quality coffee beans in Ethiopian coffee producing areas

Coffee is Ethiopia's most important export cash crop and the main source of foreign exchange earnings. Ethiopia's coffee exports account for about 3% of the world market share, making it the eighth largest coffee exporter in the world. Coffee exports increased steadily from 58,000 tons in 1990-1991 to 110,000 tons in 1995 - 1996 and remained at that level for the next few years. Export volume exceeded 110,000 tons in 2001 - 2002 and reached 127,000 tons in 2002 - 2003. The decade-long decline in coffee prices on the international market has seriously affected Ethiopia's foreign exchange earnings. Coffee exports accounted for more than half of Ethiopia's foreign exchange earnings before coffee prices dropped sharply, but now they account for only about 35 percent. However, coffee prices began to recover in 2002, rising from 41 cents per pound in September 2001 to 52 cents per pound in 2002 and 59.7 cents per pound in 2003, according to the International Coffee Organization. The average price for March 2004 was 60.8 cents per pound, a 50 per cent increase from September 2001. This is great news for Ethiopia.

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Yegashefi is a small town, 700-2100 meters above sea level, synonymous with Ethiopian fine coffee. It is a wetland since ancient times, and the old saying "Yirga" means "settle down" and "Cheffe" means "wetland". The way coffee is produced and the flavor is so prominent that Ethiopian coffee farmers compete to be proud of their own coffee with Yegashfi flavor, and become Africa's most famous coffee producing area Ethiopian coffee beans grow in a near-natural environment. After years of cultivation under the same growing conditions, Ethiopian coffee beans have gradually adapted to the environment here. More than 60% of coffee beans are forest or semi-forest grown coffee.

Coffee farming villages produce about 35 percent of the country's coffee. These coffee farms, which use a multi-tiered coffee growing system, are carefully cared for. Coffee farmers do not use chemical fertilizers, but use fallen leaves, plant and animal debris to increase soil nutrients. In addition to coffee, farmers also frequently grow non-coffee crops. Even manor coffee (coffee produced on state farms), which accounts for 5% of the country's coffee production, takes on the characteristics of forest-type coffee production