Ethiopia Gedeb (filter)

Abera and his family started a coffee farm in 1998 in the Guji Zone, Elaferda woreda. They supplied red coffee to coffee-washing stations but couldn't earn enough money to support their family. In 2016, Abera travelled to the Debub Region, Gedeo Zone, and Gedeb woreda to find better opportunities. After much hard work, the family now owns a 28-hectare coffee farm (14.50 hectares in Gedeb woreda and 13 hectares around the Guji Zone). 

In addition to their family business, Abera's son Habtamu has been working as a red cherry coffee supplier for washing stations for the past four years. He has even established a coffee-washing site around his family's farm. The family uses Habtamu's washing station to wash coffee for AMG, and they work with the Halo Beriti cooperative for coffee harvesting, preparation, and farm management. Their farm is also included in AMG's organic certificate and RFA program.