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Here's what I've been up to in Ethiopia so far:

Greetings from Addis Ababa! I arrived in the birthplace of coffee, Ethiopia, two days ago to attend the 9th Annual Eastern Africa Fine Coffee Association Conference and Exhibition. It's been an amazing experience to learn from so many great African coffee producers. After spending the last week in Tanzania learning about the dynamics of coffee production in Africa, I wasn't sure what to expect coming to Ethiopia. Addis Ababa is one of the more developed cities in a coffee origin that I've traveled to. There are many large office buildings, hotels and cars everywhere. The United Nations has a complex here...which is where the conference that I'm attending is being hosted. I've been to dozens of coffee conferences in my career, but this is the first that I've attending in an origin country where the bulk of the attendees are coffee producers and exporters. It has been an ama...

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