Deputy PM Temesgen Arrives in Dar es Salaam Third G-25 Africa coffee summit

Addis Ababa, February 21, 2025 (ENA)—Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh has arrived in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to attend the third G-25 Africa coffee summit that kicksed off today.

The summit has brought together Heads of State, Ministers, coffee authorities and Institutions, and private sector stakeholders from G-25 African coffee-producing countries to discuss and implement strategies for transforming the coffee sector.

Key objectives include unlocking employment opportunities for youth and women, promoting public-private funding, providing financial support to farmers, establishing regional Centres of Excellence, and harmonizing African coffee standards to boost intra-Africa coffee trade.

A two-day Summit also aims to outline a collaborative framework involving the African Union, its agencies, African Development Banks and African Financial Institutions to develop programs focused on youth employment and entrepreneurship.

 

Africa is home to Arabica and Robusta coffee with diverse and unique flavor, and has over 53% of its rural population involved in coffee farming.

However, structural constraints and climate challenges hinder the sector's growth, it was learned.

 The summit has become instrumental to rejuvenate Africa's coffee industry by involving youth, enhancing value addition, and addressing systemic barriers.