At the moment, wealth sharing between food product exporting and importing countries does not reflect the time spent by the agricultural producers in cultivating their crops compared to the time spent by the food companies selling them. Those who work the longest, receive the least.

The value chain distribution of Ethiopia's specialty coffees sales illustrates the issue. Only around 5% of the retail price stays in producing country, while the consuming countries receive about 75%. The coffee growers' share is only 2.8% of the retail price.

Comparing time spent growing food to the short time required to distribute and sell it, it becomes clear that the current state of agricultural production value distribution needs to change for the better.