• Deal focuses on coffee development in Debeka, Abaya Woreda, West Guji Zone, Oromia region.

• Agreement includes quality systems, workforce capacity-building, and technical support for coffee value chain.

• Signed one day after Ethiopia–Brazil Trade and Investment Forum in Addis Ababa on Feb 6, 2026.

• Ethiopian government will follow up and support effective implementation of the partnership.

• Presence at signing included Brazilian ambassador and Embrapa president.

• Kerchanshe currently exports coffee seedlings to over 20 countries.

  
  

Why it matters?

The agreement establishes a formal technology and research cooperation framework between Ethiopian coffee sector firms and a major Brazilian agricultural research institution, potentially influencing coffee production quality and productivity in Ethiopia’s flagship export sector.