Description
Producers: 600 smallholder farmers
Origin: Gedeb, Gedeo - Ethiopia
Cultivars: Kürüme, Dega
Flavour notes: Lychee, Pink grapefruit, perfume-like
Chelbesa is located at 2100 meters above sea level, closer to Worka Town in Gedeb. Chelbesa is the largest growing area in Gedeb, with a total area of 1240 hectares of coffee farms. This specific station buys cherries from approximately 170 farmers all located in the area. Their farms are on average between 0.5 to 2 hectares in size, and sit between 1925 and 2110 masl. The location of this washing station is close to the farms which means that no farmer needs to transport their cherries for more than 40 minutes before reaching the station. The station manager is Girum Assefa.