Post by Trade facilitator on May 8, 2023 14:04:03 GMT 1
Nigeria exports of coffee is still under one million bags yearly, according to data sourced by The Nation.
This is behind Ethiopia, Africa’s largest exporter of coffee, anticipated to produce 8.25 million 60-kilogramme bags of coffee (495,000 MT), according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
Ethiopia obtained a record-high $1.4 billion from coffee exports in 2021/22 fiscal year.
Nigeria is not among the top 10 producers of coffee in Africa, which includes Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo and Uganda.
Despite this, United States- based Williams & Marshall Strategy, a global full-service market research and consulting company, noted that Nigerians are among the continent’s biggest coffee drinkers, and the trend there is steadily increasing.
According to its report, the coffee market in Nigeria is forecast to reach $4.62 billion in 2025. The company forecast that average consumption per capita in value terms in Nigeria is growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.49 per cent per annum.
In line with this, Euromonitor International’s Coffee in Nigeria report indicated last year, Nestlé Nigeria Plc remained the dominant player in terms of off-trade coffee value sales.
A study by researchers at the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) indicated that while globally, yearly output is increasing, coffee output and export in Africa, on the other hand, are declining.
The report attributed the decline in production to lack of capacityto generate technical knowledge on high-yielding disease resistant varieties and drought, climate change, aging coffee trees, poor agronomic practices due to weak extension service, dropping in the global market of coffee, among others.
Despite coffee’s importance for economic growth and poverty reduction, the study revealed that the coffee production trend in Nigeria has shown a highly significant level of decline over time.
It owed this to poor pricing and marketing channels particularly at the international level, aging coffee trees, lack of training on good agricultural practices, lack of government support, climate change, lack of input, land acquisition and drought.
In an effort to improve the production and exportation of coffee, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has trained around 200 coffee farmers in Plateau State.
The Regional Coordinator, NEPC, Mr Samson Idowu, pointed out that the production of the commodity was on the decline in Plateau State, despite the fertile soil for its production. He stressed that tackling some of the challenges confronting coffee production made the council bring together seasoned experts to engage in strategic enlightenment programmes.
Speaking further, he stated that the event was organised to equip coffee farmers, processors, and other stakeholders in the coffee value chain with the necessary skills and knowledge to increase productivity, improve quality, and reduce post-harvest losses.
At World Coffee Producers’ Forum in Kigali, Rwanda , powered by international Trade Centre( ITC)’s Alliances for Action partners , the President, African and Malagasy Robusta Coffee Agency, Enselme Gouthon, noted :”We all know that most African coffee producers live below the minimum subsistence income. It’s crucial to find an innovative model to capture more value from the first processing stage.”
Coffee is commercially produced in more than 50 countries, and the world drinks upwards of 3 three billion cups a day. The annual income of the coffee sector is estimated to exceed $200 billion. While the number of coffee drinkers continues to rise and producers work hard to keep up with demand, the coffee industry is faced with unprecedented challenges.
Source: thenationonlineng.net/nigeria-coffee-exports-below-1m-bags-yearly/
This is behind Ethiopia, Africa’s largest exporter of coffee, anticipated to produce 8.25 million 60-kilogramme bags of coffee (495,000 MT), according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
Ethiopia obtained a record-high $1.4 billion from coffee exports in 2021/22 fiscal year.
Nigeria is not among the top 10 producers of coffee in Africa, which includes Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo and Uganda.
Despite this, United States- based Williams & Marshall Strategy, a global full-service market research and consulting company, noted that Nigerians are among the continent’s biggest coffee drinkers, and the trend there is steadily increasing.
According to its report, the coffee market in Nigeria is forecast to reach $4.62 billion in 2025. The company forecast that average consumption per capita in value terms in Nigeria is growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.49 per cent per annum.
In line with this, Euromonitor International’s Coffee in Nigeria report indicated last year, Nestlé Nigeria Plc remained the dominant player in terms of off-trade coffee value sales.
A study by researchers at the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN) indicated that while globally, yearly output is increasing, coffee output and export in Africa, on the other hand, are declining.
The report attributed the decline in production to lack of capacityto generate technical knowledge on high-yielding disease resistant varieties and drought, climate change, aging coffee trees, poor agronomic practices due to weak extension service, dropping in the global market of coffee, among others.
Despite coffee’s importance for economic growth and poverty reduction, the study revealed that the coffee production trend in Nigeria has shown a highly significant level of decline over time.
It owed this to poor pricing and marketing channels particularly at the international level, aging coffee trees, lack of training on good agricultural practices, lack of government support, climate change, lack of input, land acquisition and drought.
In an effort to improve the production and exportation of coffee, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has trained around 200 coffee farmers in Plateau State.
The Regional Coordinator, NEPC, Mr Samson Idowu, pointed out that the production of the commodity was on the decline in Plateau State, despite the fertile soil for its production. He stressed that tackling some of the challenges confronting coffee production made the council bring together seasoned experts to engage in strategic enlightenment programmes.
Speaking further, he stated that the event was organised to equip coffee farmers, processors, and other stakeholders in the coffee value chain with the necessary skills and knowledge to increase productivity, improve quality, and reduce post-harvest losses.
At World Coffee Producers’ Forum in Kigali, Rwanda , powered by international Trade Centre( ITC)’s Alliances for Action partners , the President, African and Malagasy Robusta Coffee Agency, Enselme Gouthon, noted :”We all know that most African coffee producers live below the minimum subsistence income. It’s crucial to find an innovative model to capture more value from the first processing stage.”
Coffee is commercially produced in more than 50 countries, and the world drinks upwards of 3 three billion cups a day. The annual income of the coffee sector is estimated to exceed $200 billion. While the number of coffee drinkers continues to rise and producers work hard to keep up with demand, the coffee industry is faced with unprecedented challenges.
Source: thenationonlineng.net/nigeria-coffee-exports-below-1m-bags-yearly/
