Yega Sheffield Konga Cooperative details what kind of coffee alliance YCFCU is.

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Producing area: Yirgacheffe Yega Xuefei Konga Konga Cooperative

Altitude: 1800 to 2000 m

Treatment: Nature Washed/ traditional washing

Flavor description: lemon, orange, red apple, honey, light flower fragrance

Yirgacheffe, located in Sidama province, is itself a small town, with three small producing areas Wenago, Kochere and Gelena Abaya nearby. Because the flavor of coffee produced is almost the same as that of Yega Sheffield, Kochere is also classified as Yega Sheffield. Ethiopia implemented a new trading and grading system in November 2009, with the establishment of the Commodity Exchange (ECX), through which coffee and other agricultural products are auctioned publicly. In addition to Yegashifi, three new by-product areas, Wenago, Kochere and Genlena Abaya, have been added, which shows that the flavor of these three areas is so detailed that it can be subdivided. Since the implementation of the ECX system in 2008, most raw coffee beans have been sold by auction, but cooperatives are not under this jurisdiction, and they can directly contact buyers, negotiate prices and export. The Conga Cooperative (Konga Coop) is one of the 26 alliances of The Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperatives Union (YCFCU). YCFCU now represents more than 50, 000 coffee farmers belonging to more than 300000 household representatives. Founded in June 2002, all 26 alliances are located in the Gedeo region of southern Ethiopia and are an important coffee producing area in Ethiopia.

The Conga Cooperative (Konga Coop), made up of 1556 family members of small coffee farmers, located 5 km south of Yirgacheffe, was established in 1994 and joined the YCFCU Cooperative Union in 2002. The average cultivation area of these small coffee farmers is less than 1.25ha and the altitude is about 1800 to 2000 meters. The coffee varieties are mainly a mixture of Typica and Heirloom (local native species).

Every one or two years, members of the cooperative will vote in an election to elect an executive committee, and the executive committee can decide on the purchase of new equipment, exchange business information with members, and how to pay for transactions. In addition, YCFCU will also assign professional managers to cooperatives to provide guidance and advice on harvest, production and other procedures, so as to increase production and improve quality. The establishment of the cooperative allows its farmers to avoid low-cost exploitation by purchasers, and when the economy is in trouble, the cooperative can also provide loan assistance, which is very positive for both farmers and coffee production.