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Ethiopia produces some of the best coffee in the world, so it is a key sourcing origin for our specialty coffee.

In addition to producing world class coffee, Ethiopia is also strong in sesame.

Our team of experts help us to procure premium coffee and sesame for the USA, Europe, China, Japan and the Middle East. Olam also imports and supplies wheat, fertiliser, and other products through various government procurement programmes.

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Ethiopia is a key origin for premium coffee and sesame.

Aranyak Sanyal, Olam's Country Head of Ethiopia.

Aranyak Sanyal Country Head, Ethiopia

Ripe coffee cherries on a bush. Olam sources coffee in Kenya, Guatemala, Laos, Yemen and Burundi.

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Press release

24^th Nov, 2020

Cascara iced tea to traceable cocoa: Olam Food Ingredients demonstrates the art of natural innovation at Fi Connect

London Olam Food Ingredients ("OFI"), one of the world's leading providers of cocoa, coffee, nuts, spices and dairy, is showcasing creative ingredients and solutions in its first virtual exhibit launched during Fi Europe Connect, Europe's largest gathering of food and beverage professionals. Visitors are able to freely navigate through interactive zones on the digital platform to access and engage with rich content on OFI’s portfolio of “on-trend” and healthy products, across categories ranging from snacking to beverages. With a focus on creative ingredients, showcased products will include deZaan D11MG – Ghana single-origin cocoa powder, anti-oxidant rich cascara (coffee cherry) iced tea, and GardenFrost™, Olam Spices’ proprietary purée line and the most operationally efficient, clean label purée on the market, across multiple product applications. They can also experience AtSource, Olam's revolutionary insights platform that provides food brands and manufacturers with v

News

1^st Oct, 2020

Coffee kiosk gives Brazilian smallholders direct access to global markets

Olam is experimenting with technologies that reach remote coffee farmers and empower them to sell to the company directly, thereby giving them access to global market prices. Its first kiosk in Ibicocara - Brazil's Bahia region, allows farmers to drop off coffee samples and then Olam manages the testing and pricing negotiation via its digital platform, Olam Direct. The company has received more than 50 samples in July, its first month of operation, and farmer feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Olam hopes to roll out the kiosks to serve additional farmers in 2021 and the locations may offer other value-add services for farmers and their communities. Edmilson Rocha Aguiar, who farms 140 miles away from the closest Olam facility in Vitoria da Conquista, was one of the first participants in the kiosk test.

Blog

27^th Jun, 2019

How The Netherlands and Ethiopia have together re-imagined agriculture

The Netherlands and Ethiopia – 2 countries that conjure up very different images in my mind’s eye. One famous for tulips, beer, and achieving stunning agricultural innovation and breakthroughs that have put it on the global map as a leading agricultural producer and exporter – a remarkable achievement for a small nation with none of the natural endowments to succeed in agriculture. The other renowned for some of the best coffees in the world thanks to its wonderful growing conditions, and Lucy – who at 3.2 million years old, is the world’s oldest fossilised ancestor. Somewhat more recently, the Ethiopian government is now also making a name for itself in its approach to agriculture and food security, investing far more than the average African country which will help it achieve its potential in agriculture. Bring together academic teams from Wageningen University Research and Addis Ababa University and they may just have developed one of the most critical solutions to ‘Re-imagining’ ag