He said most Ethiopian coffee farmers have never heard of the EUDR and that even educated villagers would struggle to collect the required data in time. Coffee generates 30-35% of Ethiopia’s total export earnings, with almost a quarter sold to the EU. Compliance costs throughout the supply chain are meanwhile expected to raise food prices in the 27-country EU. Abidjan is as a result considering reclassifying its protected forests, sources said, prompting the EU to publicly call on the country to desist. She said the EU should accept an Ivorian plan to reclassify as agricultural land some areas where forests are already heavily degraded.

Source: Ethiopian News December 19, 2023 09:32 UTC