In the first match of Ethiopia, COB got a good score of more than 90 points with three beans in the first match.

Despite the economic, social and logistical disruptions in the past few months, the first-ever Ethiopian Cup of Excellence was the first winner. The 28 winning coffees, including the top three with more than 90 points, will be auctioned online on June 25.

Although all award-winning coffee growers can celebrate this achievement, through the cooperation of the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority, the Feed Future Ethiopian value chain campaign of the United States Agency for International Development and the Alliance of organizers of the European Commission of Education, hosting a green coffee competition is an impressive feat in itself. Coffee Excellence (ACE).

Shortly after the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa first submitted the Ethiopian CoE's record-breaking more than 1400 coffee samples, COVID-19-related restrictions began to be imposed around the world, limiting transport, transport routes and the possibility of public use to participate in competition judging activities. In response, ACE held its first CoE competition in the United States, organized the delivery of competition coffee to its office in Portland, Oregon, and revised the judging agreement to comply with safe social segregation.

But it all ended smoothly, and ACE now reports that more than 130 potential buyers have signed up for online auctions, which is expected to give coffee growers access to highly censored coffee prices that are much higher than those obtained through traditional market channels. .

The highest scoring batch in the competition came from the grower Nigussie Gemeda, who provided the natural process of sun drying Sidama, with a score of 91.3.

"it's nice to know that my coffee has done that," Gemeda said in an announcement released by ACE. "being number one is my goal. I am pleased to promote our quality coffee and benefit from the market opportunities that follow. "

Ethiopia's Sidama district is particularly represented in award-winning coffee, as are West Arsi, West Guji and Gedeo. Although two of the first three batches have been washed, they reflect an equally wide range of coffee varieties, both known and unknown, and the list is dominated by traditional, naturally dried coffee.

RANK

EST. WEIGHT (kg)

FARMER / ORGANIZATION

ZONE

WOREDA

SCORE

VARIETY

PROCESS

1a

three hundred and thirty

Niguse Gemeda Mude

Sidama

Bura

91.04

74158

Natural

1b

three hundred and forty one

Niguse Gemeda Mude

Sidama

Bura

91.04

74158

Natural

2a

four hundred and twenty

Rumudamo Coffee Industry Trade PLC

Sidama

Arbegona

90.89

74110

Washed

2b

four hundred and forty two

Rumudamo Coffee Industry Trade PLC

Sidama

Arbegona

90.89

74110

Washed

3a

four hundred and twenty

RumuDamo PLC

Sidama

Arbegona

90.25

74110

Washed

3b

four hundred and thirty

RumuDamo PLC

Sidama

Arbegona

90.25

74110

Washed

four

713.25

Birhanu Teklu Meribo

West Arsi

Kokosa

89.86

Typica

Natural

five

984.8

Gare Ware Jilo

West Guji

Hara Welabo

89.43

Kurme

Natural

six

1016.4

Eshetu Mergiya Teklegiorgis

West Arsi

Nansebo

89.21

Typica

Natural

seven

818.15

Assefa Dukamo Korma

Sidama

Bensa

89.21

74158

Natural

eight

861.65

RumuDamo PLC

Sidama

Arebegona

89.07

74110

Washed

nine

1043.5

Kemer Ibrahim Usman

West Arsi

Nansebo

eighty-nine

Typica

Natural

ten

964.65

Tadele Demise Tola

West Arsi

Nansebo

88.89

Typica

Natural

eleven

875.1

Nareware Chemba

Sidama

Bona

88.75

74158

Natural

twelve

196.15

Testi Trading Plc

Sidama

Benra

88.64

74118/74110

Natural Anaerobic

thirteen

258.35

Shiferaw Kursu

Gedio

Yirgacheffe

88.57

Kurme

Natural

fourteen

996.2

Buku Sayisa coffee plc

Guji

Hanbela

88.43

Typica

Natural

fifteen

1017.5

Teklye Bogale Weldemariam

West Arsi

Nansebo

88.29

Typica

Natural

sixteen

1093

Abdulkaf Teyib Kedir

West Arsi

Nansebo

88.18

Typica

Natural

seventeen

997.9

Bekele Ado Tero

Gedio

Gedeb

87.86

74110

Natural

eighteen

206.35

Tagel Alemayehu Aferu

West Guji

Kelcha

87.82

Typica

Natural

nineteen

1029

Gemeda Elias Dube

West Guji

Shakiso

87.79

Kurme

Natural

twenty

310.86

Chal COOP Naannoo

Jimma

Gera

87.71

74110

Natural

twenty-one

954.1

Boledu Industrial PLC

Gedio

Gedeb

87.64

Dega

Natural Anaerobic

twenty-two

1096.8

Adem Baneta Sute

West Arsi

Nansebo

87.64

Typica

Natural

twenty-three

1047.96

Fisa Dike Bare

West Arsi

Nansebo

87.64

Typica

Natural

twenty-four

992.45

Gemeda Elias Dube

West Guji

Arba Muda

87.43

Kurme

Natural

twenty-five

three hundred and seventy seven

Kassahun Jebo Kurso

Gedio

Yirgacheffe

87.36

Kurme

Natural

twenty-six

229.4

Omar Ali Shiferaw (Tracon trading plc)

Gedio

Yirgacheffe

87.21

Heirloom Typica

Washed

twenty-seven

429.35

Seli Gelgelu Bare

Gedio

Gedeb

87.07

74110

Natural

twenty-eight

1042.76

Kassim Kero Bati

West Arsi

Nansebo

87.04

Typica

Natural