The Miners Ethiopia Dikitu 250g

What does The Miners roastery say about this coffee?

The new natural Ethiopia comes from the Hambela region of West Guji. This coffee is the result of the efforts of 150 local smallholders who live in the neighbouring village of Gute Sodu Kebele. The processing station is located in the neighbouring Dikitu area, from which the name originates. Mr Abiyot, who is also the owner of Buno Coffee Traders, is behind the plant. Mr. Abiyot has been building and buying up individual processing stations in the area since 2018. One of the stations he bought out is Dikitu, which he decided to use for dry processing of coffees only. To this end, it has built 120 new African beds to ensure an optimal drying process. Coffee is grown in this area on the hills on the periphery of the village. Most of the coffee trees there grow in the shade of local trees such as Cordia Africana, Acacia and Albizzia. Mr. Abiyot has been actively involved in the development of the local station for the last two years by building new parts of the complex, selecting the farmers with whom cooperation is subsequently established, and actually buying the coffee cherries and supervising the drying process to ensure the best possible results in terms of quality.

To improve the quality of the station's operations, Buno Coffee Traders has hired Mr. Bashuru, who acts as quality manager and oversees the buying of the coffee cherries, their drying and storage on a daily basis. Mr. Bashura is also behind the creation of a team that offers training on basic agronomic practices and builds links with new farmers. Buno Coffee Traders also pays a premium of one Ethiopian birr for every kilo of cherries bought to those farmers who contributed to the final lots. The premiums are meant to encourage farmers to keep picking until the cherries are perfectly ripe. Buno Coffee Traders also provides farmers with an interest-free loan during the off-peak season to cover the necessary costs associated with the harvest. The credit is then deducted from the payment during the cherry harvest.

Farm: Hambela Wamena, West Guji, Oromia

Altitude: 1900 - 2300 m above sea level.

Processing: Natural

Variety: 74110, 74112