ETHIOPIA - SHOONDHISA (NATURAL)

The average Ethiopian farm size is 2.5 hectares, which is larger than the average farm in Colombia. However, the planting density in Ethiopia is much lower, with most production occurring in fully or semi-forested systems. This results in fewer trees per hectare and lower yield per tree (the national average being an astonishingly low 0.8 kg of cherry per tree per year). This coffee comes from the Suke drying station, nestled in the hills of Shakiso, Guji. Suke purchases cherries from roughly 35 smallholder farmers to produce Shoondhisa.

REGION: GUJI
ALTITUDE: 2,000 - 2,150 MASL
PROCESSING: NATURAL
VARIETAL: MIXED
FARM OWNER: LOCAL SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
TASTES LIKE: PINEAPPLE, CREAM, CITRA HOPS