Ethiopia - Guji - Hambella - DINI - G1 - 74140 - Natural - Organic

From the highlands of Hambela Wamena Woreda in Guji, this coffee tells story one of rarity.

The 74140 variety is uncommon—even in Ethiopia. Pathologists and agronomists prize it for its high yield and natural resistance to Coffee Berry Disease (CBD). You’ll prize it for its wild berry intensity, jasmine lift, and honeyed body.

Grown on small, hectare‑sized plots in the kebeles of Buku and Bishan Fugu, these coffee trees live in polyculture—among fruits, vegetables, and cereals. All picking is done by hand. And because the farm sits just above 2,000 meters, insects are fewer, drying is slower, and the coffee emerges cleaner and sweeter.

Cherries are hand‑harvested from the 74140 trees, which grow in polyculture with other food crops. At the Alaka station, pickers manually sort cherries. Only ripe, red cherries proceed. Cherries are turned regularly during the day and covered at night or during rain. After drying, the coffee undergoes: Mechanical sorting – removes stones, sticks, broken beans, insect damage and Hand sorting – final visual inspection.

This lot is certified organic (Bio) – no synthetic fertilizers or chemicals used at any stage.

METAD—founded by former ECX chairman Aman Adinew and diaspora family members who returned from the US—built a dedicated washing station at Alaka. For this Natural lot, ripe cherries are dried on raised African beds, then mechanically and hand‑sorted to G1 standard.

Certified organic. Fully traceable from kebele to cup.

The Metad company was founded through the impetus of a family long involved in coffee, as the grandparents of founder Aman Adinew were already coffee producers and traders. Before Metad, Aman Adinew was president of ECX (Ethiopia Commodity Exchange).

Metad was founded in 2014 to meet the specialty coffee market's expectations regarding traceability, quality, sustainability, and fair remuneration for producers.

He founded Metad with family members, American citizens who, like him, chose to return to their home country, driven by a desire to develop high-performing, quality operations. Aware of the shortcomings that could affect the Ethiopian coffee sector, they chose to promote outstanding coffees by focusing on traceability, which ensures superior value for the crops from their region. Today, Metad is among the pioneers in developing a structured specialty coffee value chain in Ethiopia.

The coffees handled by Metad are rigorously traced at every stage of the process. Lots are primarily received in parchment and undergo several mechanical sorting steps, each removing a specific type of defect, before a final Hand Sorting. This attention to processing and quality control significantly contributes to the final quality of the coffees.

Metad supports social and environmental projects whose local roots ensure their success. For coffee producers, Metad implements regular training and pre-payments for harvests, which provide these farmers with greater stability. The group has also already distributed over 600,000 coffee seedlings to the farmers they work with.

More broadly, Metad has, for example, helped construct roads. They have also funded the establishment of primary schools, covering all expenses (materials, teachers' salaries, etc.) for 800 students. They provide scholarships for 105 disadvantaged students in the Gedeo zone. Metad also implements specific support projects for women in producer communities, particularly in disease prevention and screening.