Prospects of Jima Coffee Industry in Ethiopia the growth environment of Jima coffee beans

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Harvest coffee in southwestern Ethiopia

The partner of Limmu Coffee Farm-Ethiopia's largest modern coffee plantation-grows coffee in the highlands of southwestern Ethiopia near the town of Jimma. More than 75% of coffee is grown in the shade of trees. The rest of the area consists of infrastructure and protected forests. The Rainforest Alliance and Utz--, two famous international certification bodies, have recognized the environmental protection practice of Limmu Farm. More than 100 kinds of native and legume shade are planted on each hectare. This is much higher than our certification requirements.

There is more than one way to afforest the farm. Limmu Farm implements micro-watershed Rain Water collection, uses organic compost and fertilization, uses mechanical ecological pulping machine and solar dryer, and invests to recruit staff. But farms are not always sustainable.

Gima 5

Limmu Farm, once owned by the Ethiopian government, aims to improve the economic infrastructure of western Ethiopia. However, the farm is poorly managed. The farm consumes more water than necessary, resulting in waste water pollution. The lack of technical agricultural support from the government leads to low crop yields and poor coffee plants. In addition, deforestation is very popular in this area. These factors have prompted the Gima area to be famous for its shoddy coffee. It's too bad that Gima 5 has become the trade term for shoddy coffee in Ethiopia.

Fortunately, the farm was bought from the government and renovated in 2014. The new management transformed the coffee field with varieties of coffee plants. They have also invested in additional medical facilities, schools, new roads and funded a sports team to benefit the local community. The farm provides permanent jobs for nearly 3000 people. At its peak, as many as 20000 people worked on farms and depended on it to make ends meet.

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