For 10 years, we have been taking practical action to protect and develop forests through our Forest Coffees® brand

Forest Coffees® are ultra-high-quality coffees grown in well-preserved environments. Our trademark recognizes the know-how of local farmers and their in-depth knowledge of coffee agroforestry techniques. It illustrates the model’s environmental, social and economic merits.

Agroforestry allows farmers to diversify their income: agricultural production, timber and firewood, fodder, fruit, honey, etc. And thus reduce the vulnerability of the producer with less dependence on a single crop. The impact on biodiversity and soil quality is also considerable.

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The industry is segmented according to the different stages of production: growers, collectors and exporters. The growers deliver their cherries to collectors (akrabi), who own the necessary washing and drying stations to process cherries and parchment. Each collector is licenced to operate in a specific woreda (district). Growers also dry some cherries for sale to collectors of husks (djenfel), to create grade 4 and 5 natural lots. Some have their own stations and process their own cherries; these are generally farmers owning more than 35 hectares of land.&nbsp;
The collectors then deliver their lots to the ECX (Ethiopian Commodity Exchange) auction market, or directly to exporters under a vertical integration contract. Each grower, collector and exporter must have its own licence. It is possible for one person to own all licences.&nbsp;
Foreigners are not entitled to apply for a licence, but are authorised to operate as agents (Commercial Representative Office, or CRO). Those with investor status can own a plantation of at least 150 hectares and export their own production.&nbsp;

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Ethiopia is Arabica’s country of origin. It offers a rich mix of terroirs, biodiversity and practices that are unlike any other in the world of coffee. The high-altitude rainforests in the south-western region of present-day Ethiopia are where Arabica coffee originated from. Farmers still use these forests to grow coffee, in more or less complex agroforestry systems.&nbsp;
The Kaffa and Yayu biosphere reserves are now protected by UNESCO. Thousands of unidentified varieties grow there. 150 have been identified, and 35 are distributed by the Jimma Research Centre (JRC). They serve as a reservoir, a bit like a savings account, from which both JRC researchers and growers can draw to manage diseases such as rust or adapt to new growing altitudes and climate change. Wild coffee trees grow in nature at altitudes of 500 to 2,400 metres.&nbsp;
Local farmers have used their in-depth knowledge of the forests to develop original, resilient farming systems. The Jimma-Limmu-Gera, Nekemte and Kaffa appellation areas in the south-west and the Guji and West Arsi appellation areas to the south are dominated by a semi-forest system. In southern (Yirgacheffe, Sidama) and eastern (Harrar) Ethiopia, there are mostly orchards (gardens), with varying degrees of agroforestry adoption. Coffee is grown mainly in the highlands in southern and south-western Ethiopia, at altitudes ranging from 1,500 to 2,400 metres. Harvesting often coincides with the dry season, which means that all the coffees we supply can be sun-dried on tables.

Well-known for its natural biodiversity and Arabica coffee, Kaffa has been designated a biosphere reserve by UNESCO. Tropical forests cover most of Kaffa. It is said that the Kaffa people of south-west Ethiopia were the first to cultivate coffee. The administrative town is known as Bonga.&nbsp;
The best-known varieties, originally from Kaffa, are Geisha and Wush wush. A little anecdote: the village of Buni (Decha district of Kaffa) is said to have given rise to the Amharic word Buna or Arabic Bun, meaning coffee. This region is famous for its spices (pepper, maniguette, etc.) and honey. A product which, like coffee, is closely associated with high-altitude tropical forests.

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.

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