Coffee from Ethiopia Kurume, Dega & Wolisho / Honey

Gedeb is one of the districts, also called woredas, in the Gedeo zone, with Kochere woreda to the west, Yirgacheffe woreda to the north-west, Bule woreda to the north, and the Oromia region to the south and east. The nearby Yirgacheffe woreda gives its name to this coffee-growing region.

Literally translated as ‘Land of Many Springs,’ Yirgacheffe has the ideal topography, altitude, and water sources for producing and processing exceptional coffees. This region is located within Ethiopia’s Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region (SNNPR), which is home to 45 distinct ethnic groups. Coffee farmers in Yirgacheffe are typically smallholders who have owned their land for several generations, sometimes cultivating only a few hectares. Most Yirgacheffe coffees are sold as cherries to centralised washing stations, which help to better separate flavour profiles.

Many consider Yirgacheffe to be the birthplace of coffee, and the region’s coffee trees are a natural blend of native varieties grown among other species in coffee plantations and forests.