Publication

This case study reviews the Ethiopia Trademarking and Licensing Initiative from an inclusive growth and poverty reduction perspective. It contributes to a program of work titled 'Aid for Trade: Promoting Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction', which focuses on the ways that the EU's Aid for Trade Strategy can be implemented with a greater focus on poverty. The Initiative seeks to capture a larger share of the final retail value of coffee for Ethiopian coffee farmers by supporting the registration of trademarks for Ethiopia’s three most famous high quality coffee varieties. It is based on an approach pioneered by the NGO Light Years IP.