Ethiopia Coffee Trade Behind the Scenes in Japan from Production Areas

In Ethiopia, it is common to buy raw coffee beans from a store and roast them yourself.

Therefore, when roasting coffee beans, it is called mankashakasha.

Today, I would like to talk about "Mankashakasha" and a turbulent episode when importing Mankashakasha to Japan.

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・What is mankashakasha?

・The plan to import 50 became 1,500.

・○○○○ pieces were destroyed during the manufacturing process in Ethiopia

・ A customs officer with 20 years of service said , "I've never seen such a terrible thing."

・Mankashakasha who survived

Galitebe handles two Ethiopian green coffee bean producers.
Today, I would like to talk about one of them, the story with Habutam and the raw beans we handle.

I remember eating injera together at a local restaurant, no, a cafeteria, when I first met Hubtam.

Habtum didn't have a smartphone, he didn't even have an email address, let alone a social network.
All communication is over the phone or in person.

He always wears a checked shirt and picks me up in a truck.

Ethiopia is one of the world's leading coffee producers.

About half of the coffee beans produced are consumed domestically.

This time, I would like to take a closer look at how coffee is consumed in Ethiopia.

Only a small portion of Ethiopian coffee beans are sold in Japan.

By reading the article, you can know the existence of real "Ethiopian coffee".

This time I would like to talk about the journey to the refinery.

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■3 ways to go! where are you going

·airplane
・Long-distance bus ・Rental car with driver

■ Enjoyable journey

・Bus leaving at 11:00 leaves at 5:00
・Ethiopian comedy for everyone to watch
・Country music to listen to with a roar
・ Anyway, inspection

■ Life-threatening way home

・First, hitchhiking
・ Unreasonable police
・Tattered tires

Finally, finally, finally arrived!
Waiting for Denkaram coffee raw beans!

・Isn't the design and refining method of jute bags different?

I will talk about these things now.

After returning to Japan, it was the first import, so it was a slapstick.

・Can you handle the transportation method and customs clearance of coffee beans by yourself?
・Arrival date and price setting different from the contract

This time I would like to talk about that.

On December 8, 2017, I was in a region called Kaffa, Ethiopia.
I was trying to import raw coffee beans.

At that time, I was one of the management members of the guesthouse KUSUBURU HOUSE , which was launched on the Oki Islands in Shimane Prefecture.
With that in mind, I wanted to offer Ethiopian coffee to customers at KUSUBURU HOUSE.