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Ethiopia – YCFCU

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Organization

Founded in 2002, Comprised of 143,794 members

Geographic Region

Gedeo Region

Altitude

1800 to 2500 meters above sea level

Varietals

Arabica - Heirloom

Certifications

Organic; FLO

Coffee Profile

Unique flavors of lemon, jasmine, blueberry, and dominant floral notes with a bright acidity and a silky body.

Curent Lot

ETY2201 (click icon to view)

Relationship Started

2016

Amount Purcased

1191 lbs from this lot

The Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperatives Union (YCFCU), located in southern Ethiopia, was founded in 2002. It has grown to represent 23 member cooperatives which includes more than 300,000 families. In this region, 62,004 hectares are dedicated to coffee alone. Grown alongside bananas and maize, forest canopy, organic fertilizers and a temperate climate produce a very high quality bean.

Coop Coffees started sourcing from YCFCU in 2013 and has established direct relationships with some of the cooperatives including Idido, in the district of Yirgacheffe, and Hama, in Kochere. We have purchased washed coffees from the Idido Cooperative, which delivers some of the best quality coffee in the region. From Hama, we have purchased both washed and unwashed (natural) coffees. Hama joined YCFU in 2007 in order to get access to a market that is more focused on quality, and to receive some support to produce a better quality coffee.

YCFCU is working very hard to be proactive in terms of promoting quality. Premiums (over ECX ) to farmers based on coffee grade is a measure that they are implementing to increase the quality of coffee. YCFCU now has its own processing facility in Addis, but still no lab, sometimes using the SCFCU lab. In 2014-15 they planned to export approximately 220 containers of high quality coffee to markets around the world.

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