Sidamo Red Cherry Project Skokuto Farm in Euramia introduces Essex boutique coffee

Suko Quto coffee grows in Oromia Region, one of the largest producing areas of Ethiopia, and the farm is located in Guji, to the south of Olamia, next to Sidamo and Gedeo. The Suko Quto farm covers an area of 221 hectares, with elevations ranging from 1830 to 1950 meters above sea level, and is characterized by severe cutting, including mountains, highlands, plateaus, valleys and plains. The soil on the farm is volcanic mud. Generally speaking, volcanic mud is a very fertile and fragile loam with a depth of at least two meters. The top layer is dark brown red soil. The most amazing thing is that the fertility of volcanic mud can be maintained by organic recycling. For example, through perennial coffee and shade tree litter (leaves, branches, etc.) or root leftovers Suko Quto Farm has a nursery for coffee tree seeds. Coffee farms do not have much manpower to maintain normal operation during the off-harvest season, and there are currently nine regular employees and 250 seasonal workers.

Name: Operation Cherry Red Red Cherry Action Skokuto (Suko Quto) Coffee

Country: Ethiopia

Producing area: Euramia Oromia

Grade level: G2

Altitude: 1830 to 1950 m

Annual rainfall: 1100,1200 ha

Soil quality: volcanic clay

Farm size: 9 regular employees and 250 seasonal workers

Certification: Fair Trade Fair Trade Association

Variety: a mixture of local ancient and traditional varieties

Treatment: washing and drying on scaffolding

International evaluation score: more than 89

Total pounds: 1500-3000 kg

Appearance: 17018 mesh

Acidity: very fresh, clean, less earthy, delicious citrus, moderate grape acid, meticulous and non-irritating, some tartar tannins, fresh mint

Complexity: very fragrant, soft, full of sweetness, exquisite taste, Yuyun scented tea against the upper jaw

Operation Cherrie Red's "Red Cherry Initiative" (ORC) is a project to promote quality improvement on small-scale farms, mainly to encourage soybean farmers and surprise bakers. Trabocca invites all Ethiopian suppliers to produce small batches of beans of about 1500-3000 kg before the harvest season. Women can only choose fully ripe coffee cherries, so 100% are harvested when coffee cherries are fully ripe. This will make a big difference to the brewed coffee. Ethiopian women who are careful and willing to work hard are the invisible driving force of the Red Cherry project.

Red Cherry Action (OCR) is also a reinforcing method, which can encourage suppliers to pay more attention to the process of selecting beans. The prices of these coffees are also relatively high. Red Cherry Action has water washing, sun drying beans, half-washing, half-sun, experimental coffee, etc. The main producing areas are Yega Sheffield (the production of Yega has been stopped in 2011), Sidamo, Penga Forest, Lekanti, Ken Bata, Iruba, Hara, Lim, etc. These are all coffee with unique flavor. Almost every producing area can produce washing, sun-drying beans, half-washing, half-sun and experimental coffee at the same time, which can fully show the flavor of Ethiopia beans. After receiving the coffee, they will be selected again. Beans that pass the cup test quality test in Ethiopia and the Netherlands will be paid a high bonus. The passing score of 2011 cups must be more than 88 points in order to become a good coffee for the red cherry project.

Trabocca, the promoter of the Red Cherry project, invests all the profits made in recent years in all cooperative farms. Trabocca stressed that this is a plan with no profit, so the company only uses four people, including the boss and secretary, to carry out the Red Cherry project, and other administrative related matters are supported by the parent company to reduce administrative expenses, and all the profits are returned to the cooperative farm.