Join us in this episode of MERI podcast where we have a conversation with our very own Kenean Assefa.
In this episode, we discuss about the BUNNA book by Kenean Assefa. Diving deep in to the chapters of BUNNA as the first book on Ethiopian Coffee from an Ethiopian perspective, we also discuss the Ethiopian Coffee Market.
Tune in as we discuss:
- The story of Coffee
- The Ethiopian coffee culture
- Coffee grading
- The Ethiopian marketplace evolution
- Coffee traceability and
- The Ethiopian coffee business

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00:00 - Introduction
02:19 - Opening
04:09 - Reception after the Book Launch
03:56 - Inspirations behind writing a book about Bunna
06:57 - The story of Coffee
08:42 - The Ethiopian coffee culture
10:53 - The Ethiopian coffee business
12:16 - The perfect growing conditions
13:33 - Post harvest processing
14:47 - Coffee grading
18:22 - Cupping
20:30 - Value chain
33:07 - The Ethiopian marketplace evolution
39:48 - Sidama
43:16 - The Village Concept
44:47 - Coffee traceability
45:47 - Elevating Ethiopian coffee
47:54 - Lodge
48:52 - Community works
51:27 - Ethiopian coffee around the world


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