african countries tend to export raw materials which are then processed elsewhere where the profits are also made it took three weeks for these four tons of coffee to travel from ethiopia a shipment like this reaches hamburg every two months these coffee beans aren t raw though they re ground and roasted ready for the supermarket shelves. back it s not just about the coffee which is excellent in ethiopia it s also about the packaging and if the packaging isn t printed well the printer doesn t do its job at the label including correctly or if the package isn t properly sealed it can certainly lead to problems. from picking to packing saline or coffee is harvested roasted and produced in ethiopia the northeast african country has a long coffee tradition ethiopians don t just drink lots of coffee they also know how to roast it roll green beans fetch around for eurosport kilo roasted and