Ethiopia Limu Kossa
RM 60.00 – RM 180.00
Bergamot. Black Tea. Raisin
Family owned, Limu-Kossa Estate intercrops coffee trees with indigenous tree species. Shade-grown cherry is meticulous processed and graded by knowledgeable employees using state-of-the-art, ecologically-conscious machinery. Owner Gidey Berhe Retta started trading coffee in 1993 in Jimma. He soon opened his own wet and dry mills. He purchased Limu-Kossa Estate in 2000. The estate combines age-old agroforestry knowledge with modern processing machinery and techniques. Gidey keeps the farm involved with local communities. Limu-Kossa Estate has helped build school rooms, several wet mills and distributed disease-resistant coffee tree seedlings. Many call Gidey by his nicknamed, Abba Ollie, which roughly translate to means “the one who uplifts.”
Coffee trees are shaded by endemic species. Limu-Kossa Estate uses agroforestry techniques to nurture coffee trees while preserving the plant and animals species in the area. The estate sits in the Eastern Afromontane Biodiversity Hotspot, a region with an extremely density of flora and fauna species. This biological diversity can help maintain soil health. The ecosystem also provides drinkable water for much of East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Area:Djimma
Process: Washed
Variety: JARC varieties , Local Landraces
Altitude: 1850 – 2100 meters