Ethiopia Shantawene

Ethiopia Shantawene

Region: Shantawene Village, Sidama Zone

Altitude: 1990 – 2190 masl

Coffee varieties: Heirloom varieties

Process: Washed 

Drying: Dried over 8 – 12 days

Cupping notes: Apricot, Honeysuckle, Melon 

Cupping score: 87

In 2006, brothers Asefa and Mulugeta Dukamo founded Daye Bensa, a coffee grower and exporter in Ethiopia. Daye Bensa exports coffee from its farm, in the Shantawene Village.

This Shantawene coffee is named after the village, where the majority of the people, many of them women, work on the coffee farm. Daye Bensa is at 1990–2190 meters.

Daye Bensa owns 15 washing stations across three districts that handle all the coffee they export. All farms are certified in organic and C.A.F.E. practices and are working on additional certifications.

Nearly 1,000 farmers gathered to celebrate their harvests and to receive second payments for their coffee cherry contributions. Daye Bensa additionally rewarded the top three farmers from each of the three villages with certificates and cash prizes, recognizing them for consistently delivering high-quality cherries. Going forward, Daye Benesa is hoping to work with more farmers, to particularly encourage women farmers and to work with Hawassa University, to help students perform research to improve coffee quality.