Aroma of African coffee wafts in China's Changsha

STORY: Aroma of African coffee wafts in China's Changsha DATELINE: June 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Gaoqiao Grand Market 2. various of African farmers processing coffee beans 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): JING JIANHUA, Cafe owner at Gaoqiao Grand Market STORYLINE: At Gaoqiao Grand Market in Changsha City, central China's Hunan Province, about 40 percent of the 2,000 tonnes of coffee beans sold in 2022 were imported from Africa. The market opened an African coffee trade center in 2020 to promote the import of African beans. Through the center, Chinese buyers can bypass intermediate dealers to sign deals directly with African farmers, thus reducing costs by 30 percent. The center also serves as an exhibition and distribution center, and as an incubator for new brands of African coffee. In addition to China's expanding market, the country's continuous efforts to simplify import procedures for African agricultural products have paved the way fo

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