Assessment of Ethiopia’s coffee sector to understand root causes of its problems and discuss remedial solutions to internal problems. This series will discuss the scholarly paper, “ Ethiopia’s Coffee Sector: A Bitter or Better Future? ” by Nicolas Petit . By Wondwossen Mezlekia The documentary film, Black Gold and the public dispute between Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee, and the multinational coffee chain, Starbucks over coffee trademarks have helped publicize the state of Ethiopia’s economy, which is dependent on coffee trade. As a result, the paradox of Ethiopia’s poverty amid unmatched resources the country is blessed with and while supplying some of the best coffees to the multi-billion dollar industry has become the center of attention. Many development experts and analysts in the field offer explanations to the problems facing Ethiopia and other coffee growing nations within the context of international trade. Several factors including lack of mechanisms to equate supply an...