Ethiopia - Single Farmer Project Bekele Gemeda

This single producer lot comes from Mr. Bekele Gemeda in the Worka village in Yirgacheffe. 

Mr Bekele Gemeda is a resident of small village called Worka 13 kms from Gedeb town. He owns 6.5 hectares of coffee farm in one place and another 3 hectares in another place within the same village. He works full time in his farm assisted by his able children who completed their primary education but couldn’t find another job in towns. Mr Bekele, who is the father of 11 children, fully relied on the income he generated from his coffee farm. The coffee farm business also supports his two elder married sons who also work together with him.

Single Farmer Project

The Single Farmer Project is the result of an effort to support Ethiopian producers with a marketplace for farm-traceable coffees.
The project began in 2012, during a turbulent time in Ethiopia's coffee exporting history, Cafe Import's partner and CEO Jason Long worked with an established cooperative to export some of the first ever truly “Farm Traceable” lots from Ethiopia.
This was the first time a roaster could highlight the individual farmer for their Ethiopian Coffee. This project is made possible in conjunction with important export partners supporting and bringing to market individual farmer lots.