LInk to get the book - https://bit.ly/4fgCitC Locally Available at Dukamo Coffee, Addis Ababa and Hawassa Join us in this episode of MERI podcast where we have a conversation with our very own Kenean Assefa. In this episode, we discuss about the BUNNA book by Kenean Assefa. Diving deep in to the chapters of BUNNA as the first book on Ethiopian Coffee from an Ethiopian perspective, we also discuss the Ethiopian Coffee Market. Tune in as we discuss: - The story of Coffee - The Ethiopian coffee culture - Coffee grading - The Ethiopian marketplace evolution - Coffee traceability and - The Ethiopian coffee business More from our partners: Dashen Bank Website: https://dashenbanksc.com Telegram: https://t.me/DashenBankEthiopia EthioTelecom Download Telebirr Remit App on Playstore : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ethiotelecom.telebirr.remit&hl=en&pli=1 Appstore: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/telebirr-remit/id6642675033 Website: https://www.ethiotelecom.et/ 00:00 - Introduction 02:19 - Opening 04:09 - Reception after the Book Launch 03:56 - Inspirations behind writing a book about Bunna 06:57 - The story of Coffee 08:42 - The Ethiopian coffee culture 10:53 - The Ethiopian coffee business 12:16 - The perfect growing conditions 13:33 - Post harvest processing 14:47 - Coffee grading 18:22 - Cupping 20:30 - Value chain 33:07 - The Ethiopian marketplace evolution 39:48 - Sidama 43:16 - The Village Concept 44:47 - Coffee traceability 45:47 - Elevating Ethiopian coffee 47:54 - Lodge 48:52 - Community works 51:27 - Ethiopian coffee around the world Social Links https://www.linkedin.com/company/meripodcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@meripodcast https://twitter.com/MERI_Podcast https://www.instagram.com/meripodcast/ https://t.me/MERI_PODCAST https://youtube.com/@Meriwoch?si=yIpJ3byprnVNwKi1 Copyright Notice for Meri Podcast: All rights reserved. The content featured in this podcast is protected by copyright laws. Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or modification of any portion of this podcast is strictly prohibited. For permission to use our content, please contact us at meripodcastet@gmail.com Thank you for respecting our copyright.