Aricha, Ethiopia

It is home to one of the oldest coffee-growing traditions in the world. The producers of Aricha intercrop their coffee with native trees of the area, like the false banana tree, to shade and fertilize their fields. Since the producers deliver all their coffee in cherry, the collection centers prepare and store organic compost and distribute it among the producers. Their coffee is fermented between 48 and 72 hours in fermentation tanks, then dried between four and five days on raised beds, based on climate.