Ethiopian firm eyes potential of Chinese coffee market

STORY: Ethiopian firm eyes potential of Chinese coffee market DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of coffee treesSOUNDBITE (English): ISRAEL DEGFA, CEO of Kerchanshe Trading Private Limited Companyvarious of the coffee producing process STORYLINE: Figures from the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA) showed that China imported 5,879.34 metric tons of Ethiopian coffee valued at 30.4 million U.S. dollars during the 2021/2022 fiscal year that ended on July 7, up by 31 percent from the same period of the previous year. In a recent interview with Xinhua, Israel Degfa, the CEO of Kerchanshe Trading Private Limited Company (PLC), said that the emerging Chinese coffee market has offered "big opportunities" for export-driven coffee producers in Ethiopia and elsewhere around the globe. He added that his company, Ethiopia's largest coffee producer and exporter, plans to expand its exports to China. SOUNDBITE (English): ISRAEL DEGFA, CEO of Ker

ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-CHINESE COFFEE MARKET-INTERVIEW

ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-CHINESE COFFEE MARKET-INTERVIEW

(220913) -- ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Israel Degfa, the CEO of Kerchanshe Trading Private Limited Company, speaks during an event in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sept. 8, 2022. The emerging Chinese coffee market has offered "big opportunities" for export-driven coffee producers in Ethiopia and elsewhere around the globe, Israel Degfa told Xinhua in an interview. (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde) TO GO WITH Interview: Ethiopian firm eyes potential of Chinese coffee market

ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-CHINESE COFFEE MARKET-INTERVIEW

ETHIOPIA-ADDIS ABABA-CHINESE COFFEE MARKET-INTERVIEW

(220913) -- ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Israel Degfa, the CEO of Kerchanshe Trading Private Limited Company, speaks during an event in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sept. 8, 2022. The emerging Chinese coffee market has offered "big opportunities" for export-driven coffee producers in Ethiopia and elsewhere around the globe, Israel Degfa told Xinhua in an interview. (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde) TO GO WITH Interview: Ethiopian firm eyes potential of Chinese coffee market