OCFCU
Oromiya Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union
Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
Coffee makes up about 60 percent of the export income for Ethiopia. It is produced by small-holder farmers. The Oromiya Coffee Farmers Cooperatives Union, which is comprised of 115 cooperatives with 100,000 members, was established in 1999 to produce quality coffee and export it to international markets. Since the union’s establishment, Oxfam America has been technically supporting it to get access to the international market through the fair trade system and assisting with the certification process for producing organic coffee.