Power and Duties

Develop and update laws, regulations, policies, and strategies for coffee, spices, and fruit development and marketing, working with stakeholders and submitting proposals for government approval where required.

Prepare short-, medium-, and long-term strategic plans informed by research; implement them and monitor and evaluate performance.

Conduct sector and value-chain studies, identify practical bottlenecks, coordinate research, put appropriate findings into practice, and monitor results.

Carry out the country’s ratified international agreements and obligations related to these crops, and represent regional interests at relevant national and continental meetings.

Generate project ideas, prepare development projects, identify potential financing, and put projects into operation when resources are available.

Exercise the legal capacity provided to the Bureau, including holding property, entering contracts, and bringing or defending legal proceedings.

Perform other related activities that support the Bureau’s objectives.

Partner with local administrations, research and higher-education institutions, farmers, investors, businesses, and other stakeholders to improve production, conservation, quality, and marketing.

Support access to suitable machinery, packaging and quality-control equipment, and reliable supplies of appropriate inputs at reasonable prices.

Strengthen extension support and the adoption of improved technologies and good practices so farmers can improve crop productivity and quality.

Promote soil fertility improvement, water management, and conservation of natural resources on farms and public land.

Assess production areas with research and local partners, and support suitable modern farming methods for each ecosystem.

Develop practical specifications and guidance for crop production, processing, and resource use; provide related training and monitor implementation.

Identify crop diseases, pests, and weeds, and work with stakeholders on prevention and control measures to reduce their impact on production.

Monitor agricultural investment with relevant authorities to safeguard local natural resources and encourage transfer of knowledge and technology to farmers.

Promote climate-resilient and green-economy approaches in agricultural development and follow up on their implementation.

Promote better technologies and practices in processing and related industries, support specialist training, and work with partners on competency standards and performance oversight.

Provide modular training through Farmer Training Centers and develop training materials suited to those programs.

Coordinate field testing and demonstration of new research-based technologies to confirm they suit local ecosystems before wider supply and use.

Promote improved spice varieties and specialty coffee, and support access to selected planting materials and appropriate propagation technologies.

Provide timely production, research, and market information to people and organizations involved in crop development and marketing.

License, qualify, suspend, or revoke authorization for eligible investors and traders involved in adding value to, preparing, or trading the crops, as provided by law, and share relevant records with the responsible trade office.

Work with legally responsible bodies to recognize and protect the distinct qualities of regional coffee, spices, and fruit within the Ethiopian commodity market framework.

Support grading and quality or flavor testing for export coffee, spices, and fruit products, and improve access to the Ethiopian commodity market.

Establish and monitor modern marketing systems and coordinate with relevant bodies to prevent illegal marketing and circulation of products.

Develop existing and new markets, support effective market expansion, and monitor crop stocks and supply.

Collect, organize, analyze, and share regional, national, and international production and marketing data and timely market advice.

Build capacity to add value to products and improve export benefits; develop and implement strategies for entering international markets.

Monitor implementation of applicable classification and quality standards for supply and exports, and oversee quality-testing services where authorized.

Develop market and information infrastructure and improve the systems used to manage them.

Monitor exporters, processors, warehouses, coffee washing stations, and cooperatives against applicable qualification requirements.

Study opportunities for market expansion and new market options, and support implementation of relevant findings.

Coordinate a national market-information network for production and marketing and support its use by stakeholders.