The challenges of various stakeholders of agricultural product export in Ethiopian Commodity Exchange

Abstract

The economy and commodity market exchange is organized and coordinated is progressively. More specifically, linking of buyers and sellers in to commodity market for the effective and efficient accomplishment of transactions among the participants is the most important. Therefore, the main objective of conducting this study is to examine the challenges of various stakeholders of agricultural product export in Ethiopian Commodity Exchange. To achieve the goal of the study, the researcher used a mixed research approach that combines both a qualitative and a quantitative research approach. Both primary and secondary data sources were used in conducting the study. The primary data were collected through questionnaires and interviews. The secondary data was used by various websites, articles, and research edited in the area of the study. In order to arrive at meaningful facts and conclusions, the collected data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results of the study showed that the stakeholders of agricultural product export in Ethiopian Commodity Exchange is significantly influenced by external barriers such as factors related to infrastructure, warehouse facilities to the stakeholders of ECX, quality grading and market challenge to stakeholders of ECX, government policy and regulation to the stakeholders of ECX. recommendations for the stakeholders of agricultural product export in Ethiopian Commodity Exchange, government institutions, and policy makers on how to mitigate the factors influencing the stakeholders of agricultural product export in Ethiopian Commodity Exchange.