By Wondwossen Mezlekia |

Commentaries and Notes by Wondwossen Mezlekia


 Is ECX at it again?

USDA Report: Ethiopia's low coffee export "a response to government policy"

Ethiopia’s coffee export nose-dives as government control backfires

Starbucks opens fourth Farmer Support Center in Columbia

Response to ECX's statement on the alleged fraud and corruption

Is the government serious about fighting corruption?

WikiLeaks: Government tightens grip on Ethiopia's coffee market

Has trademarking doubled Ethiopian farmers' income?

Starbucks to showcase use of a QR code to trace Organic Ethiopia Sidamo® Coffee

Operation ‘bulk coffee’ busted

Ethiopia's government imposes coffee shipment regulation

Update: Ethiopian Fine Coffee Trademarking & Licensing Initiative, Phase 2

The saga of the Starbucks-Ethiopia affair

Window dressing of Ethiopia's coffee exchange

What's wrong with Ethiopia's exchange

The Controversy In Ethiopia's New Coffee Market

Coffee Brews Feud, Drowns Out Voices

Decaffeinated Agreement

Challenges to Fair Trade Conference in Seattle

Readers' Views of the Starbucks-Ethiopia Agreement

Ethiopian Coffee: Excellent by Nature, Ruined by Choice

Announcement From Coffee Politics

What Can Be Done To Save Ethiopia’s Coffee Sector? – Part V

Democracy Now! on Starbucks-Ethiopia Dispute and State of The Agreement

What Can Be Done To Save Ethiopia’s Coffee Sector? – Part IV

What Can Be Done To Save Ethiopia’s Coffee Sector? – Part III

What Can Be Done To Save Ethiopia’s Coffee Sector? – Part II

What Can Be Done To Save Ethiopia’s Coffee Sector? – Part I

Welcoming Starbucks to the Birthplace of Coffee

Ethiopia presents an early test to Starbucks’ 2007 growth strategies

Repercussions of Starbucks’ Illusive Coffee History

Reflection 2006: Trademark Dispute between Starbucks and Ethiopia

Dispute brings a rare opportunity for Starbucks

What is underneath Starbucks' sugarcoated talks?

Starbucks' prescription for Ethiopia: GI certification or chat