Coffee is Ethiopia’s number one source of export revenue generating about 25-30 percent of the country’s total export earnings. Ethiopian coffee production is predominantly characterized by traditional farm management system, limited use of fertilizers and pesticides coupled with a manual coffee cultivation system and drying method. In spite of these limitations, Ethiopia’s coffee production in Marketing Year (MY) 2013/14 has marginally increased at a rate of 0.3 percent. Post also predicts coffee production in MY 2014/15 with increase slightly due to favorable rainfall during the Bulg rainy season (a short rainy season between mid-March and the end of May).
