ETHIOPIA KELA ANAEROBIC WASHED

LIME | WHITE FLOWERS | BLACK TEA | HONEY |

From the Sidamo region of Ethiopia, specifically the village of Taferi Kela, comes this coffee, produced through a collaboration with Bette Buna, an organization deeply rooted in the area and committed to developing a more sustainable supply chain and supporting the growth of local communities.

The name Bette Buna literally means “Coffee House” and perfectly captures the organization’s connection to this community. Its story began when grandfather Syoum and grandmother Emame entrusted Dawit and Hester not only with managing their farm, but above all with contributing to the growth and future of the village of Taferi Kela.

Although it shares the same mountain range as some of Sidamo’s best-known growing areas, Taferi Kela remained largely unexplored for a long time. Even today, coffee is one of the region’s few established economic activities, making every development project particularly meaningful for the community.

In Ethiopia, coffee is a key part of the national economy. However, many of the people working along the supply chain still don’t earn enough to adequately support their families.

Bette Buna was founded with the goal of helping change this situation by working directly with producers in the community.

The organization provides training in soil management, agroforestry, and selective harvesting, teaching farmers the importance of picking only ripe cherries. A perfectly ripe cherry weighs more and has greater quality potential. For this reason, producers receive a better price based on weight and can also earn a quality premium.