Ethiopia Coffee Trade Behind the Scenes in Japan from Production Areas
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A spectacular mankashakasha story
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
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Green coffee bean producer Encounter with Habtam
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.
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[Ethiopia] Do you know coffee in the coffee producing area?
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".
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[Actual record] On the way to a coffee production area
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 -
Coffee beans from Ethiopia for the first time
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.
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How to start a coffee import business
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 contractThis time I would like to talk about that.
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Encounter with coffee producer Denkaram
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.