What are the characteristics of Kongjia Sunshine in Kongjia Cooperative of Ethiopia? What is a cooperative?

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What are the characteristics of Kongjia Sunshine in Kongjia Cooperative of Ethiopia? What is a cooperative?

It is not easy to bake in the sun:

Insufficient heat supply: the development will be incomplete

Too hot: the silver skin in the middle will be scorched

Fire too fast: cooked outside, not ripe inside, there will be a touch of bitterness!

Ethiopia Yegasuefei Konga Cooperative G1

Country: Ethiopia

Producing area: Yega Xuefei

Birth: Kongjia Cooperative

Treatment: insolation

Level: G1

Product species: native species

Sea pull: 1800 to 2000 meters

Flavor features: full-bodied aromas of strawberries and blueberries, with rich flavors of lemon, Vanilla Ice Cream and blueberries in the front, sweet and sour of kumquat and citrus, sweet and sweet of peach jam, full and rich tropical fruit flavors, and sweet taste of strawberry wine in the end.

There are mainly eight major producing areas in Ethiopia: Ekempti, Limu, Illubabor, Djimma, Harrar, Teppi/Bebeka, Sidamo and Yirgacheffe. Yirgacheffe is located in the Gedeo region of southern Ethiopia. The jurisdiction of this area is well known as Yegashefi and Kochere. Because the coffee produced by Yirgacheffe has a unique flavor and is widely loved, it has its own classification and has always occupied a place in the global boutique coffee market. Yirgacheffe, located in Sidama province, is a small town of its own, with three small producing areas, Wenago,

And Gelena Abaya, because the flavor of the coffee produced is almost the same as that of Yega Sheffield, so Kochel () is also classified into the Yega Sheffield area. Ethiopia

In November 2009, a new trading and grading system was implemented, and the Commodity Exchange (ECX) was set up. Coffee and other agricultural products were made public by this official organization, in addition to Yega Xuefei, three new by-product areas such as Wenago, Kochere and Genlena Abaya were added. It can be seen that the flavor of these three production areas is very detailed and can be subdivided. Since the implementation of the ECX system in 2008, most raw coffee beans have been sold through competitive bidding under this system.

However, 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. It is a very important coffee producing area in Ethiopia. The Conga Cooperative (Konga Coop) is made up of 1556 family members of small coffee farmers, located 5 km south of Yirgacheffe. It 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 their planting altitude is about 1800 to 2000 meters. The coffee varieties are mainly a mixture of Typica and Heirloom (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 co-operative allows its farmers to avoid exploitation by acquirers at low prices. When the economy is in trouble, the co-operative can also provide loan assistance, which is very positive for both farmers and coffee production. This batch of Konga Coop is a sun batch with rich aromas of strawberries and blueberries, rich flavors of lemon, Vanilla Ice Cream and blueberries in the front, sweet and sour taste of kumquat and citrus, sweet and sweet of peach jam, full and rich tropical fruit flavor as a whole, and sweet taste of strawberry wine in the end.