Producer: Debeka Farm owned by Israel Degfa
Region: Borena Zone, Oromia
Varietal: Mundo Novo

Debeka is one of several private farms owned by a young entrepreneur, Israel Degfa. One of our absolute stand out coffees last year was from Uraga Sami, which is another of Israel's washing stations. Located within the Borena zone of the Oromia region, bordering Guji in the north and Kenya to the south, the Debeka Farm spreads over 290 hectares at altitudes between 1680 and 1950 masl. It benefits from extremely fertile soils rich in organic matter, and only organic fertilizers made up of forest soil, parchment coffee and loam soil are used to increase production.

Unusually for Ethiopia where most coffees are mixed heirloom varietals, this coffee is a single-variety lot of Mundo Novo, a Brazilian cultivar given to Israel by a friend during a visit to coffee farms there. Mundo Novo performs very well in high altitudes and can result in some truly outstanding cup profiles. Processed by the natural method, this lot was first hand-sorted and floated in water before being dried in cherry on raised African beds for around 15 – 18 days. The resulting cup is sweet and delicately floral with lively notes of pineapple, apricot and sticky sweet golden syrup. 

Israel is a passionate entrepreneur, who manages farms and washing stations focusing on quality with premiums prices paid to farmers. He also heads up an exporting company – Kerchanshe Trading PLC – one of the largest in Ethiopia sourcing coffee directly from small-holders. As Israel explains, “Kerchanshe is founded on the principles of bringing fairness and transparency to the coffee value chain while satisfying customer demand”. Israel grew up in a coffee producing area and has great respect for coffee farmers, both as business partners and people. He is committed to improving prosperity of the company's small-holder partners and having a positive impact on social and economic development of the region. Kerchanshe is involved in numerous social improvement projects from building schools, providing clean water in remote areas to offering training on coffee quality improvement.

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