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Ethiopia - Yirgacheffe - Gedeb - Chelchele - Washed - Q1 - Organic

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About this coffee

This fully-washed Yirgacheffe coffee is harvested and prepared by Metad at his farm in Chelchele, some 400 km south of Addis Ababa. The group was created by members of the diaspora who had returned to their countries of origin having spent years in the United States. They want to increase recognition of Ethiopia’s most famous product – coffee – on the international market. Eager to make coffee production great again, they offer a finely traced, quality, semi-washed coffee with an intricate cup. It is this approach, combined with the company's involvement in development projects, convinced Belco to build a strong partnership with Metad.

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  • Origin

    Ethiopia
  • Zone

    Yirgacheffe
  • Woreda

    Gedeb
  • Exporter

    Metad
  • Species

    Arabica
  • Variety

    Heirloom

  • Process

    Washed

  • Drying

    Drying beds

  • Packaging

    60kg - Jute bags

  • Altitude

    2000
  • Harvest period

    November - January
  • Type of harvest

    Manual

Woreda Gedeb

The Yirgacheffe appellation is located in the Gedeb woreda. There are many small coffee farms here, producing in the shade of the Ethiopian forests. They all produce coffee at altitude, around 2000m. These complex coffees are renowned for their fruity and floral notes. Harvesting is entirely by hand, and the freshly picked cherries are then taken to the washing stations to be sorted and processed. 

Meet Metad

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A few words about Metad

Metad was created at the initiative of a family long involved in coffee production, since the grandparents of its founder, Aman Adinew, were themselves coffee producers and traders. Before Metad, Aman Adinew was President of the ECX (Ethiopia Commodity Exchange). 

He created Metad with other members of his family who were American citizens, but who, like him, had chosen to return home driven by a desire to develop an efficient, quality business. Aware of the potential shortcomings of the Ethiopian coffee sector, they have chosen to promote remarkable coffees while focusing on traceability, ensuring better recognition of the products of their region.

METAD supports various local social and environmental projects. It organises regular training courses and pays coffee farmers advances, making their situation more stable. The group has also distributed over 600,000 coffee seeds to the farmers it works with. More generally, METAD has helped to build roads and provided funding for new primary schools, covering all expenses for 800 pupils (equipment, teachers’ wages, etc.). It offers scholarships for 105 disadvantaged students in the region of Gedeo, and runs projects aimed at supporting farmers’ wives, particularly in terms of disease prevention and screening.

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2023/2024

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Density

699g/l

Humidity level

11.8%

Water activity

0.6303aw


Screen

+13


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