Regulations from the European Union (EU) that aim to stop deforestation globally will go into effect in 2025, with a focus on palm oil and soy as the two main risks to tropical forests. Soon, coffee importers will have to use satellite data to demonstrate that their supply chains do not contribute to deforestation, the Western media reported.

☕️ Coffee smallholders in Kaffa, the home of coffee in southern Ethiopia, may reportedly find it difficult to comply with these requirements because of poor internet availability and a deficit of land registers. They might not catch up to European standards for up to five years.

Ethiopia’s coffee business is a huge value to the nation, with a significant portion of its exports going to Europe. Therefore, even though less than 5% of Ethiopia’s imports come from the EU, the foreign exchange earned from these exports is vital for Addis Ababa, particularly in the fight against inflation.

💬”We obviously don’t want to lose the relationship with this market,” Adugna Debela, director of the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority, told the French news outlet.

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