What the media are saying...
Ethiopia coffee exporters see small rise for 2006/07
17 May 2007
Ethiopian coffee exports are on course to rise about 2 percent to some 187,000 tonnes in the 2006/07 season, worth around $450 million, the head of the local exporters' association said on Thursday.
Source: Nazret.com
http://nazret.com/blog/index.php?title=ethiopia_coffee_exporters_see_small_rise
Trademarking Coffee: Starbucks cuts Ethiopia deal
8 May 2007
Starbucks, the world's largest coffee shop chain, and the Ethiopian government are on the verge of unveiling a deal that the company hopes will end attacks on the company's carefully constructed ethical image.
Source: Corpwatch
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=14474
Oxfam Optimistic on Progress Between Starbucks and Ethiopia on Trademarking Initiative
3 May 2007
International agency Oxfam welcomed today's news that the Government of Ethiopia and the Starbucks Coffee Company have agreed in principle to sign a licensing, distribution and marketing agreement that recognizes the importance and integrity of Ethiopia's specialty coffee names, Harar, Sidamo and Yirgacheffe.
Source: Socialfunds.com
http://www.socialfunds.com/news/release.cgi/8399.html
Starbucks, Ethiopia reach tentative agreement on coffee licensing deal
3 May 2007
Representatives of Ethiopia and Starbucks Coffee said today that they have agreed in principle to sign a licensing, distribution and marketing agreement.
Source: The Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003691623_webstarbucks03.html