KOKIE Producer Kokie CooperativeCountryEthiopiaRegion Southern Nations Nationalities and PeoplesZoneDistrictYirgacheffeKebeleKokieFarmSmallholdersWashing StationHafursa WaroAltitude 1870 1900 ma ID: 863455
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1 KOKIE COOPERATIVE Producer Kokie Coo
KOKIE COOPERATIVE Producer Kokie Cooperative Country Ethiopia Region Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Zone District Yirgacheffe Kebele Kokie Farm Smallholders Washing Station Hafursa Waro Altitude 1870 - 1900 masl Varieties Kumie, Diga, Wilsho Harvest November - January Process Honey Gedeo Ethiopia Wet Processing was introduced to Ethiopia in the 1970’s with the very �rst wet mill being in Yirgacheffe. Since then coffees have either been available washed or fully natural, and the movement into honey produced coffees is very new. This innovation is in line with bigger investments in farms and the opening up of traceability and the purchasing structure in Ethiopia, moving away from the previous sole reliance on the ECX. The Kokie cooperative itself has 828 members, and joined with Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperatives union in 2002 in order to increase their exposure to buyers and drive up the prices paid for their coffee. Local smallholders grow heirloom varietals known locally as Kumie, Diga, and Wilsho. The genetic diversity in Ethiopia
2 is loosely grouped into regional denom
is loosely grouped into regional denominations for buying – Limu, Djimma, Lekempti, Sidamo, Yirgacheffe, Harar – with coffees recognized as having their own characteristics speci�c to each area. Amongst these areas though there can be a number of localized varietals, collectively called heirloom for ease, though not necessarily sharing the same characteristics as an heirloom plant from another region. This is why there is so much interest in the diversity of genetic material in Ethiopian coffees, but can be confusing in trying to �gure out �ne details. Cherries are picked when ripe and then loosely pulped and fermented for 36-48 hours before drying to 11.5 moisture, which takes 18 days. The processing facility in Hafursa Waro has 10 fermentation tanks with 89 individual drying beds for Kokie, allowing for full traceability of lots. Coffee in their warehouses is stored away from the wall and off the �oor to allow for air movement and to prevent any mustiness developing. Ethiopia Kokie Cooperative Kokie Cooperative Sorting bean