Coffee AI
Problem Description: The Ethiopian coffee industry faces significant challenges, including a high prevalence of coffee diseases affecting 57% of crops, reliance on manual sorting methods, and subjective grading standards. This leads to frequent errors, including misgraded coffee being returned to Ethiopia, damaging trust with international buyers and risking market loss. Additionally, the European Union has issued warnings about banning untraceable Ethiopian coffee, further complicating the industry’s position in the global market. Implemented Solution: Debo Engineering has developed a comprehensive Coffee AI Innovation Solution. This package includes AI-driven early detection of coffee diseases, accurate coffee grading, and automated color-based sorting of coffee beans into green, red, and black categories. The solution also offers full traceability of coffee batches, ensuring compliance with international standards. By using advanced AI technologies, the solution improves accuracy, reduces costs compared to mechanical methods, and provides accessible tools such as voice assistance for illiterate and disabled farmers, enhancing productivity across the value chain.
Artificial Intelligence And Digital Services
Artificial intelligence
six months
Debo Engineering's Coffee AI Innovation Solution is being implemented in key coffee-producing regions of Ethiopia, including Jimma, Sidama, Yirgacheffe, and Hararge.
Debo Engineering's Coffee AI Innovation Solution offers several distinct competitive advantages. Our technology leverages AI for early detection of coffee diseases, accurate coffee grading, and precise color-based coffee sorting, which outperforms traditional manual methods that are prone to errors and inconsistencies. Unlike competitors that rely on labor-intensive and subjective approaches, our AI-driven solutions provide enhanced precision, consistency, and scalability at a lower cost. Additionally, our solutions incorporate voice assistance, making them accessible to illiterate farmers and individuals with disabilities. This blend of affordability, accuracy, and inclusivity sets us apart in the market.
Debo Engineering
Patents: AI-based coffee grading and sorting machines. Research: AI solutions for coffee disease detection and traceability.
