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Trade in Pulses: a tool for development

Katia Sambin, ACOS

• Italian family-owned company
• Processing and sale of dried pulses.
• Active in Europe, Ethiopia, China, Argentina
• Member of CICILS – the Global Pulse

Confederation

• Supporter of the plans for 2016 International

Year of Pulses

Global Pulse Trade

• Global Pulse trade valued

at USD 7.7 billion.

• In recent years global

pulse trade has grown faster than global pulse production.

• Important for both

developed and developing countries.

• A source of food security

and of income

Regional pulse production 2012 - FAOSTAT

The Pulse Industry in Ethiopia

• Agriculture = 41.5% of GDP
• Pulses =13% of agricultural

land use

• Third largest export crop

group.

• Contribute up to USD 90

million to Ethiopia’s export earnings annually.

• Mostly smallholder farmers

 Tremendous potential for improving livelihoods through increased production & trade

Key Market Access Challenges

• Weak linkages between producers and export

markets.

• Challenges and uncertainties surrounding

export requirements (such as maximum residue limits (MRLs)).

• Inability to ensure quality consistency and

control.

• Intermediaries too small to leverage scale

efficiencies.

ACOS investment in Nazreth, Ethiopia

• Created added value & brand recognition for Ethiopian

beans

• Further built recognition with focus on a high quality variety:

Awash Melka

• Reinforcement and enhancement of bean export value

chains.

• Invested in facilities:
• Creation of European-standard bean processing and cleaning

facility.

• Construction of school.
• Invested in farmers
• Develop training material in collaboration with Catholic Relief

Services & Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research

• Distribute improved seed variety with help of and the Ethiopian

Seed Enterprise - 700 metric tons of improved seed varieties distributed among 15 000 farmers

ACOS investment outcomes

• 350 employees at its facilities
• Bean production creates income for

15.000 families

• 10m $ investments and opening new

trade markets

• 250 pupils enrolled in school
• Navy bean export market from

Ethiopia exceeds 50,000Mt per annum  investing yields gains for farmers and traders  access to market + stability are key

International Year of Pulses

• 2016 = A unique opportunity to focus

attention on pulses

• Led by UN
• Private sector is mobilized
• Need to focus on questions of trade stability

and market access as part of 2016