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There are several coffee farms in Ethiopia's coffee-producing countries

Published: 2024-11-10 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/10, Grade of Ethiopian coffee: Ethiopian washed coffee Yega Chuefei G1 G2 Sidamo (Yirgacheffe, Sidamo) has the highest grades 2 and 3 (G2, G3), while sun-processed coffee in eastern Ethiopia is mostly grade 4 or 5 (G4, G5). In many cases, level 4 coffee is marked as level 5 in order to reduce taxes. At present, the classification is not uniform and there are

Ethiopian coffee grades:

Ethiopian washed coffee Yega Shefi G1 G2

The highest grades of Yirgacheffe, Sidamo are Grade II and Grade III (G2, G3),

Most of the sun-processed coffee in eastern Ethiopia is grade 4 or grade 5 (G4, G5).

In many cases, fourth-grade coffee is labeled as five-grade in order to reduce taxes. The current classification is not uniform and somewhat chaotic, because there are also Grand G2 and Grand G2 Yirga Cheffe processed by solarization, but Harar is the highest grade. Ethiopia's geographical environment is very suitable for coffee growth. Coffee is mainly grown in the southern highlands between 1100 and 2300 meters above sea level. The main coffee producing areas are Harar, Limu, Djimma, Sidamo, Kaffa, Yergacheffe and Wellega. The soil in these areas is well drained, slightly acidic, and red and loose.

Ethiopian coffee is harvested once a year. 3-4 Beautiful white coffee blossoms bloom during the month, and then the fruit begins to grow. 9-12 The moon-red coffee fruit ripens and waits to be picked. 11-12 A new season of coffee begins to be exported.

Currently, about 25 percent of Ethiopia's population depends directly or indirectly on coffee production for their livelihood. Farmers using traditional farming methods predominate. Artificial care of coffee trees, use organic fertilizer, do not use harmful pesticides and herbicides. Most of the coffee produced in Ethiopia is organic.

Coffee can be divided into three types: forest or semi-forest coffee, garden coffee and plantation coffee.

60% of coffee is forest-semiforest coffee. In such wild coffee forests, pesticides are not used at all, but biological methods are used to control pests.

35% of coffee is courtyard coffee. In this coffee garden, the planting is three-dimensional distribution. Coffee sits in the lower layers, in the shade of other crops, to get the right environment to grow. Fertilizer is mainly deciduous, withered grass and animal manure.

5% of coffee is plantation coffee. This is a modern way of growing coffee. Coffee is also grown in forests, but new varieties are used and spaced apart from other shade trees.

Due to different processing methods, coffee can be divided into washed coffee and sun-dried coffee.

Washed coffee accounts for 35 per cent of exports. Good quality washed coffee is processed from freshly picked fully ripe fruit, carefully picked and closely monitored by professionals. After picking clean coffee beans on the day of picking to pulp, then fermentation, washing, drying, peeling. The humidity of the processed coffee beans is kept at about 12%.

Sun-cured coffee accounts for 65 per cent of exports. Picked primarily at home, red beans are dried on concrete floors or high tables to a humidity of about 11.5%, then peeled and washed.

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