This farm is located in the village of Tula, in the Kaffa appellation, 32 km from the main town of Bonga. Zinabu started its coffee activities here in 2005. The farm covers 92 hectares in which Zinabu exclusively cultivates the variety 74110, advised by the Jimma Research Center. He currently produces natural, washed and honey coffees. Zinabu has 30 African beds for drying natural coffee on his farm, to which he has added 10 beds for washed coffee.
The Zinabu farm is part of the Usaid Feed the future program, anAmerican cooperation launched ten years ago, under Obama. This program aims to improve food security by working on agricultural practices in different countries of the world. Zinabu found in this cooperation an opportunity to develop its knowledge on process improvement. He is also supported by Usaid to organize training courses for around 80 farmers in his district, in particular on coffee management and harvesting.
Very attached to the protection of the environment that covers his farm, he pays particular attention to the management of this rich forest. The diversity of trees that compose it provides a beautiful shade cover for coffee trees. These trees play a role in soil fertility. The wanza leaves for example provide compost which enriches these soils. As is the tree called buto, whose flowers are also useful for the production of honey. Zinabu has also distributed 40 beehives in this forest.
