Incredibly floral with subtle rose and honeysuckle aromatics on the nose. Crisp berry characteristics
shine through with notes of honey and lemon-lime. This is a sweet and fresh tasting coffee with a
creamy texture that is classic to the regions sought after profile.
Produced in the Gedeo sub-region of Yergacheffe at an altitude of 1800-2300 meters, this
wet-processed coffee is a mixture of traditional Ethiopian varietals and is certified Organic and
Fair-Trade.
Yergacheffe coffees are a renowned wet-processed type with effervescent brightness in the cup. The
Gedeo zone is where the Konga Co-operative and its 1683 small-holder farmers are located. Gedeo
is a Zone in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. This Zone is
named for the Gedeo people, whose homelands lie in this zone.
The average size of a farm is 1.25 acres on which coffee is grown alongside garden crops for
consumption by the family and for selling at local markets. The farms are above 6,000 feet in altitude,
traditional cultivars of coffee and cared for with traditional organic methods.
This woreda (administrative ward of Ethiopia) covers part of the homeland of the Gedeo people.
Coffee is an important cash crop; Esayas Kebede, head of coffee development at the Ethiopian
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported over 60,000 hectares are planted with it, and
are expected to produce 30,000 tonnes of coffee beans in the future seasons.
The Central Statistical Agency (CSA) reported that 63,562 tons of coffee were produced in Sidamo
and Gedeo combined in the year ending in 2005, based on inspection records from the Ethiopian
Coffee and Tea authority. This represents 63% of the SNNPR's output and 28% of Ethiopia's total
output.
Ethiopia was the original source of the coffee bean, and coffee beans are the country's largest export
commodity.