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Ethiopia - Kaffa - Gimbo - Tatmara - Q1 - 74110 - Natural

74110Natural
Negusse TadesseEthiopia - Kaffa

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About this coffee

This forest coffee, from Kaffa, comes from a rich environment. Produced by Negusse, an involved producer, this coffee is cultivated by protecting this nice ecosystem. The old trees provide ideal shade for coffee berries. The fertility and quality of the soils are preserved by sustainable peasant agriculture.


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NAME

74 (year of creation) & 110 (sample of the mother tree) 


CHARACTERISTICS 

Variety 74110 is widespread in Ethiopia. It was developed by the Jimma Agricultural Research Center (JARC) in 1974. 

It is characterised by small cherries and small leaves that form a short, dense canopy. It has good resistance to diseases (such as Colletotrichum kahawae fungus and rust) and its drying time is fast according to the producers.  


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  • Origin

    Ethiopia

  • region

    Kaffa

  • terroir

    Gimbo

  • Farm

    Dakiti Tatmara

  • Producer

    Negusse Tadesse

  • Species

    Arabica

  • Variety

    74110

  • Process

    Natural

  • Drying

    Drying beds

  • Packaging

    60kg - Jute bags

  • Altitude

    1900 - 2000

  • Area

    82 hectares

  • Harvest period

    November - January

  • Type of harvest

    Manual

Terroir Gimbo

The Gimbo area is located a few kilometres from the town of Bonga, in the Kaffa appellation. Farmers in this area work their land with the utmost care, particularly when it comes to preserving the forest in which the coffee trees grow. The Gimbo forest contains more than 10 species of shade tree, some of which are renowned for their contribution to the coffee trees.

For example, the leaves of the Wanza tree (cordia africana) make excellent natural compost as they decompose. This tree is also used to make furniture, which can provide additional income for farmers if the agroforestry model is properly managed. The leaves of the Bisana (Croton macrostachyus) also support soil fertility, while the crown of the Sasa (Albizia schimperiana) - which spreads out like a parasol - provides beneficial shade for the coffee trees.

Meet Negusse Tadesse

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A few words about Negusse Tadesse

Negusse’s story is a good illustration of the importance of tradition and coffee in Ethiopian culture. He did not initially choose coffee production as a profession. But after spending some years abroad, it was a path that opened itself up naturally to him. For many years, Negusse Tadesse worked for the Ethiopian government, far from the wooded hills in his native region. The Kaffa schools took him to Jimma University, after which he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Addis Ababa as a civil servant. Following this, heworked for the Embassy of Ethiopia in Israel for ten years, between 1997 and 2007. He then feltit was time he returned to his roots, so decided on a dramatic career change. When he returned to Ethiopia, to Kaffa, he was attracted to its dynamic coffee industry and turned this new page in his life. It took him over a year to get his hands on some interesting plots, but since 2008 he has been farming a high-quality forest coffee in Tatmara, which he has been selling exclusively to Belco for two years. He is very aware of Tatmara’s unique natural heritage, which he is determined to protect, and he is committed to the most sustainable farm management practices possible.

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