The Botto farm is located south of Jimma, in the Goma district. Mohamed Ali acquired these plots in the 1980s with the aim of perpetuating the family coffee production tradition. His father had his own plots a few kilometres further south, which Mustafa Mohamed Ali has now also taken over. Mohamed Ali wanted to use this farm, located in the village of Botto, to develop his activities. His coffee trees, planted in orchards, are spread over either side of the track leading to the village, at an altitude of more than 2,000 metres above sea level. Mustafa Mohamed Ali produces natural and honey-processed coffees on his 10.5 hectares of Botto land, using water-efficient and more environmentally-friendly practices wherever possible.
Our teams have been helping him to improve these processes for years. Shambé, our agronomist, has visited the village of Botto twice to help him and other farmers improve their dry preparation methods. He has notably helped him take the steps needed to produce a honey-processed coffee. Jacques and Shambé are in regular and constructive contact with Mohamed Ali throughout the year.
