Cuppy’s Coffee: Ethiopia Export of Flowers, Will it Surpass Coffee?
Blending, the process of roasting different beans with others, creates some of today’s most popular coffee concoctions. At Cuppy’s Coffee our roasters used hand picked beans from around the world and expertly blends and hand roasts them to give our customers a true Italian experience. The beans selected for our espresso come from around the globe such as South and Central America to Ethiopia. Crafted together the blend is what sets our coffee apart from the competition.
The countries of origin for our beans are constantly in the news and at Cuppy’s the following was picked up off the newswires. Follow the link at the bottom of the excerpt to read the entire story.
Pictures of famine and war once graced our minds when it came to Ethiopia. This African country, still has a long way to go in terms of being a self sufficient stabilized country. Coffee is one of Ethiopia’s major exports to countries around the world dependent upon the caffeinated plants. The beans from this region are highly sought after by many sources. But lately in the news flowers from Ethiopia are starting to have an impact on the economy accounting for 1% GDP. This begs to ask the question: Will flowers replace Ethiopia’s dominant export coffee in the near future?
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Pictures of emaciated children dying in their mothers’ arms during Ethiopia’s famine in 1985 cemented the country’s image as a barren land where nothing grows.
But just 30 minutes south of the capital, Addis Ababa, green hills and lush valleys abound, perfect for cultivating the country’s fastest growing export — flowers. (read the rest of the story)
