About
Ethiopian Arabica
Ethiopian Arabica is a licensed Ethiopian specialty coffee exporter based in Addis Ababa, supplying Grade 1 green coffee from Yirgacheffe, Sidama, Guji, Harrar, and Jimma to roasters and importers worldwide. The content on this site is produced by our export and quality team with first-hand knowledge of Ethiopian cooperative sourcing, ECX export procedures, and specialty green coffee trade.
Selamawit Desta
Export Director
Selamawit Desta oversees export operations for Ethiopian Arabica, managing relationships with cooperative washing stations across Yirgacheffe, Sidama, Guji, Harrar, and Jimma. She has worked in Ethiopian specialty coffee export for over a decade, with hands-on experience in ECX registration, pre-shipment sample coordination, and FOB Djibouti logistics.
Her sourcing work focuses on traceable cooperative relationships — building multi-season partnerships with washing stations that can supply consistent Grade 1 lots year on year. She has coordinated Ethiopian green coffee exports to roasters and importers in Europe, the United States, Japan, South Korea, and the Middle East.
Selamawit leads Ethiopian Arabica's EUDR compliance programme, implementing GPS-mapped cooperative sourcing protocols that meet EU Deforestation Regulation requirements for all export lots. Her writing on this site covers export operations, sourcing logistics, green coffee procurement, and supply chain traceability.
She is based in Addis Ababa and works directly with cooperative managers, dry mill operators, and freight forwarders throughout the Ethiopian coffee export season (February to June).
Areas of expertise
- Ethiopian ECX export licensing and procedures
- EUDR Due Diligence Statement preparation
- FOB Djibouti pricing and freight logistics
- Cooperative and washing station sourcing relationships
- Pre-shipment sample coordination and lot documentation
- Specialty green coffee wholesale and minimum order structuring
Ethiopian Arabica is an Addis Ababa-based exporter of Grade 1 Ethiopian specialty green coffee. Our export and quality team works with cooperatives across Yirgacheffe, Sidama, Guji, Harrar and Jimma, and every page on this site is written and reviewed by named team members under the editorial standards described below.
Dr. Alemayehu Teshome
Coffee Quality Expert
Dr. Alemayehu Teshome holds a PhD in Plant Science from Jimma University and has spent fifteen years researching Ethiopian Arabica genetics, heirloom variety populations, and the relationship between genetic diversity and cup quality. His doctoral research focused on the population genomics of Coffea Arabica in the Kaffa, Jimma, and Bale Mountain growing regions — the highland zones considered the geographic origin of the species.
He advises Ethiopian Arabica on cooperative selection and quality benchmarking, applying SCA cupping protocol to evaluate lots before they enter the export pipeline. His work bridges scientific understanding of Ethiopian Arabica genetics with the practical quality decisions that determine which cooperative lots achieve Grade 1 specialty status.
Dr. Alemayehu's writing on this site covers Ethiopian coffee science: heirloom and landrace variety genetics, JARC improved varieties, the relationship between altitude and cup complexity, processing method chemistry, and the flavour-active compounds that make Ethiopian Arabica unique in world coffee. His content is written for roasters and buyers who want accurate technical depth, not marketing language.
He is based in Addis Ababa and works with Jimma University's coffee research programme alongside his advisory role with Ethiopian Arabica.
Areas of expertise
- Coffea Arabica genetics and heirloom variety populations
- JARC variety development and field performance
- SCA cupping protocol and specialty grade assessment
- Ethiopian coffee processing chemistry (washed, natural, honey)
- Altitude, terroir, and flavour compound development
- Coffee moisture content, density, and green coffee quality parameters
Editorial standards
Accuracy first
All technical claims on this site — SCA scores, altitude ranges, moisture content specifications, EUDR documentation requirements, ECX grading thresholds — are drawn from direct experience in Ethiopian coffee export and from published agronomic and regulatory sources. We do not cite statistics we cannot verify.
No promotional inflation
We do not claim organic certification without third-party verification. We do not publish fixed FOB prices (the market moves). We do not name competitor exporters. Cup quality claims reflect lot-specific SCA cupping results, not aspirational ranges.
Regular content review
Content is reviewed and updated when regulations change (EUDR), when ECX procedures are updated, or when new crop year data affects the accuracy of pricing or harvest timing information. The "last reviewed" date on each post reflects the most recent factual check.
Not professional advice
Content on this site is for informational purposes and does not constitute legal, financial, or regulatory compliance advice. Buyers should verify EUDR and import requirements with qualified advisers and their own freight forwarders for their specific importing jurisdiction.
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