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Sidamo, from the southern tip of Ethiopia, is the output of many independent farmers in the Dala region. After a day's harvest, the local farmers will send the coffee beans to the nearest Chebedo processing plant, so it is called "Sidamo Kibedo."

Capedo is a small coffee cooperative in a small town in Dala, Sidamo province.

Thanks to the high altitude, there is an ever-changing microclimate here, which makes the flavor of coffee beans even higher. Here, people are used to planting coffee trees with corn, avocado and elephant-legged bananas to form a special local agricultural landscape.

Since sun treatment is more likely to get moldy than washing, sun-dried beans will turn over and over more times than those washed with water. Today, most producing areas in Ethiopia use elevated bed surfaces (Raised Beds) at some distance from the ground when exposed to the sun, thus reducing the effects of impurities, sludge and wind-blown sand.

The rise of Capedo's reputation is largely due to the Red Cherry Project (Operation Cherry Red), which was launched in 2007. This initiative, proposed by Dutch trader Trabocca a decade ago, has become the threshold and standard for today's Ethiopian boutique beans, including:

100% of the ripe coffee fruits (that is, red cherries) are picked by hand and screened by hand many times.

Cooperative farmers can get advance loans and provide new equipment and technology

Only those with a cup test score of more than 88 will be exported, and those with outstanding performance will be offered a bonus.

Instant fresh-keeping in vacuum packaging and delivery as fast as possible

Each small coffee farmer here has an average planting area of about 0.60 hectares, which is composed of hundreds of coffee growers with an altitude of nearly 2000 meters, a large temperature difference and fertile soil, providing an excellent growing environment. The raw bean itself exudes a strong aroma of raisins and fermented wine. The nearly yellowish-brown beans are actually small and slender, but the weight on the hands is very solid.