African coffee producing countries urged to add value to coffee export

STORY: African coffee producing countries urged to add value to coffee export SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:10 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of coffee plantations and processing (file) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AMIR HAMZA, Chairperson of the African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AMIR HAMZA, Chairperson of the African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA) 4. various of coffee plantations and processing (file) 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GILBERT GATALI, AFCA's Executive Director STORYLINE: While specialty coffee from Africa is gaining popularity among consumers across the world, officials of the African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA) have urged African coffee traders to boost value-added coffee export, and cease export of unprocessed coffee to the international market. The remark came during the 20th African Fine Coffees Conference and Exhibition and the First African Coffee Week that took place from Feb. 6 to 10 in A