Ethiopia - Hambela Benti - Natural

FLAVOR PROFILE
Black currant, peach, maple syrup, cocoa powder

ORIGIN INFORMATION 

Hambela Estate | METAD Agricultural Development plc (METAD)

1900 – 2200 masl

Indigenous heirloom varieties and selections

Clay minerals

Buku, Guji Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Full natural and dried on raised beds

October - December

Organic

BACKGROUND DETAILS

ETHIOPIA GUJI HAMBELA 1 NATURAL ORGANIC BUKU is sourced from METAD Agricultural Development PLC (METAD). METAD is a third generation family owned business with a rich history that began after World War II when the Ethiopian Emperor awarded Muluemebet Emiru, the first African female pilot and family matriarch, with land in the Guji and Sidama zones that has become the Hambela Coffee Estate.  METAD is managed by Aman Adinew who returned to Ethiopia after many years working abroad at the executive level for multiple fortune 500 companies because he wanted to make a difference for his family and community. Through Aman’s leadership, METAD has strengthened the local community with employment opportunities including a workforce that is over seventy percent women, educational opportunities including sponsorship for a state-of-the-art elementary school with more than four hundred students, and healthcare for employees.  METAD was also first to partner with Grounds for Health in Ethiopia to implement a successful cervical cancer screening program for women within the coffee growing communities.  METAD provides technical assistance and shares modern farming equipment with other local farmers.  METAD also has the first and only private state-of-the-art SCAA certified coffee quality control lab on the African continent used to train both domestic and international coffee professionals.