Ethiopia – Aricha Anaerob

The café comes from Yirgacheffee Aricha and has 200 beds. It has been operating for three years. This is their second year of collaboration with Ephtah. During the year, there are 6 permanent workers, and during the harvest season, the number increases to 100 people. The harvest runs from November to January.

Coffee is grown by small farmers with false shade bananas. It is organic, but certification is not available due to the high cost of verification.

Processing

It is fermented in plastic barrels for 9 days and dried for 13-18 days. It is then stored in the local warehouse and transferred to Addis Ababa when ready.