Brief introduction of Geographic location, Climate and altitude of Yega Coffee Bean cultivation in Ethiopia

Sidamo: 1400 to 2200 meters above sea level, it is a famous boutique coffee area in southern Egypt, bordering Kenya, with two kinds of washing and sun exposure. The washed sidamole is light green and the beans are small and oval. The palate has citrus aromas with a hint of raspberries, as well as pleasant elegant sweet and sour flavors, sweet grapes and a chocolate finish. Sun Sidamo's bean color is yellowish green, the bean phase is not neat, and it is common to lack carob beans. Properly handled sun Sidamo flavor is not discounted, in addition to the citrus flavor of washed beans, there is a strong fruit aroma. This is related to the fact that coffee beans are dried in the pulp and fermented for up to two weeks. This flavor is not commonly found in washed beans. However, once the sun is not handled properly, it is easy to have a fishy smell and lose all its elegant aroma. Sun beans are not top grade if they don't have a strong fruit flavor.

Readers interested in Ethiopian boutique beans should pay more attention to the producing areas of Sidamo, Yegashifi (especially rare sun-dried beans), Harald, Lim and Jinbi, whose rich orange and floral aromas are different from those of Central and South American beans. Ethiopia is a treasure trove of coffee genes, and experts estimate that there may be more than 2,000 Arabica subspecies hidden in the country, but the biggest dilemma facing the coffee industry in Ethiopia is that the output is too low. This is related to small-scale farming and organic cultivation, with an average yield of about 800,1200 kilograms per hectare, which is much lower than that in Central and South America (Costa Rica produces an average of two tons of coffee beans per hectare), which shows that Egypt still has a long way to go to increase production. In addition, Egypt's natural low-caffeine coffee trees are being planted, and natural low-caffeine beans will be on the market as soon as two ○○ in nine years.

Coffee is Ethiopia's most important export cash crop and the main source of Ethiopia's foreign exchange earnings. Ethiopia's coffee exports account for about 3% of the world market, making it the eighth largest coffee exporter in the world. Coffee exports increased steadily from 58000 tons in 1990 to 110000 tons in 1995-1996 and remained at this level in the following years. The export volume exceeded 110000 tons from 2001 to 2002 and reached 127000 tons from 2002 to 2003. As the price of coffee on the international market has been declining for a decade, Ethiopia's foreign exchange earnings have been seriously affected. Before the sharp drop in coffee prices, coffee exports accounted for more than half of Ethiopia's foreign exchange earnings, but now they account for only about 35 per cent. But according to the International Coffee Organization, coffee prices rebounded in 2002, rising from 41 cents per pound in September 2001 to 52 cents per pound in 2002 and 59.7 cents per pound in 2003. The average price in March 2004 was 60.8 cents per pound, an increase of 50% over September 2001. This is excellent news for Ethiopia.

Ethiopia's Yirgacheffe coffee is one of the most unique coffee beans in the world today: it has a strong aroma of flowers, lemon, strong acidity but soft and smooth taste.

Like the little Jasper of Suzhou, although she is petite, she is gentle and delicate, sweet and lovely, and can attract thousands of favorites without any decoration. Medium-roasted Yega snow coffee has unique lemon, floral and honey sweet aromas, soft acidity and citrus flavors, fresh and bright on the palate.

Although the Ethiopian Yirgacheffe coffee is petite, it is gentle and delicate and sweet. As the hometown of coffee, thousands of years of planting history and processing tradition in Ethiopia have created high-quality washed Arabica beans. Light baking has unique sweet aromas of lemon, flowers and honey, soft acidity and citrus flavors, fresh and bright on the palate. No milk or sugar, let the rich texture and unique soft flower scent brush your taste buds, leaving an endless aftertaste.

Yega Xuefei is a small town, 700-2100 meters above sea level, synonymous with Ethiopian boutique coffee. It has been a wetland since ancient times. The ancient saying "Yirga" means "settle down" and "Cheffe" means "wetland". The mode of production and flavor of coffee here are so outstanding that Ethiopian coffee farmers compete to take pride in the flavor of their coffee, making it the most famous coffee producing area in Africa.

In Ethiopia, the grading and quality control system of coffee is divided into three levels: producer, regional and national. All coffee is inspected by local inspection agencies before leaving the country of origin, and then re-tested at the coffee inspection and grading centers in Addis and Diredawa to determine its quality grade. Coffee is graded before auction and sale and is important for all groups involved in production, acquisition, export and consumption. Before export, coffee must also be sent to a national quality control agency for inspection to confirm that the origin and color meet the export standards to ensure the reputation of Ethiopian coffee.

The Buna ceremony in Ethiopia is a long process, with an average of about 1.5 hours. The ceremony, which takes place every day, aims to come to the conclusion that it may be a marriage proposal or a mediation of family conflict.

The first is roasted coffee beans. When the coffee beans are roasted, the women (often dressed up) put the coffee beans into the pot and let everyone smell the coffee beans. And then I started making coffee.

The first cup in the ceremony is called ABOL, which is the most important and the worst. If you are resolving a conflict, you must bravely drink this drink and state your point of view.

The second cup is called Tona, boiled again with water, and the taste is still strong. If the other person accepts his or her own point of view, he will drink it up. If the other party doesn't drink, there won't be a third drink.

The third cup is called Baraka, when the matter is settled and the conclusion is satisfactory, it symbolizes joy, and often the younger generation will be invited to this cup.

Grade of Ethiopian coffee:

Ethiopia washed coffee Yega Chuefei G1 G2

The highest levels of Sidamo (Yirgacheffe, Sidamo) are level 2 and level 3 (G2, G3).

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

In many cases, level 4 coffee is marked as level 5 in order to reduce taxes. At present, the grading is not uniform and messy, because there are also Grade I and II (Grand G2) Yirga Cheffe processed by sun processing, but the highest grade of Harald (Harar) is Grade IV (G4).

Shakisso is located in the southern part of Guji and Oromia, adjacent to Sidama and Gedeo. There are many pits in this area, which were used to mine gold in the early days, so there are many potholes in this coffee growing area. This makes people dangerous when walking between coffee growing areas. Shakiso is a unique producing area of Guji / Cedamori, and even in Cedar Morri is a remote area far from most coffee producing areas, and another famous local product is gold. Miners, land, ethnicity and other factors also destabilized the region in 2006. As a result, the biggest problem facing the region now is that ─ needs manpower to maintain the growing area and harvest coffee. Local small farmers began to grow organic coffee in 2001 and work closely with medium-sized coffee producers because they know how to grow forest coffee in the highlands.

Ethiopia is an important coffee producer with about 12 million people engaged in coffee production and is a major exporter of Arab coffee beans in Africa. The high-quality coffee here is of excellent quality and is worth looking for.

Various forms of coffee cultivation can be found in Ethiopia: everything from wild coffee forests and semi-developed land to traditionally operated plots to modern plantations. About 50% of the coffee is grown more than 1500 meters above sea level.

Harrar coffee is the highest growing area of all coffee in Ethiopia. Hara coffee can be divided into long coffee beans and short coffee beans, of which long coffee beans are the most popular. It has a soft taste, with wild flavor of wine, and slightly sour taste, unforgettable after drinking. Djimmah coffee is wild at an altitude of more than 1200 meters, Lima coffee (Limu) and Babeka coffee