Abedo Abamecha Ahmed’s coffee is from arguably the cultural and botanical home of coffee in the world, in a relatively small town by the name of Jimma in Ethiopia. It comes to us from a washing station owned by Abedo which he first established in 2017. From humble beginnings of only a few coffee beds and a tiny coffee processing machine in 2021, Abedo has since expanded the processing and drying infrastructure significantly, finding success in producing and processing some of the highest quality coffee in the famed ‘birthplace of all coffee’ region.

Abedo’s station now has the ability to process over 220 tonnes of coffee each year with 70 temporary and 6 permanent employees. His future plan is “to grow our coffee farm, bring on additional coffee farmers and growers, boost exports, and establish a sustainable business”.

Abedo’s naturally processed coffee starts with the selection of the finest and ripest cherry. They take 20-25 days to dry on average and Abedo says “We harvested this coffee from 30 hectares of our own land where we collaborated with 200 grower farmers - 30 from the Meti village and 170 from Bedeyi village”. Each batch of coffee is tracked by a tagging system from the farm to the final product, ensuring traceability and stored according to their specific lots.

MAKER partnered with Shared Source for this gorgeous lot of natural heirloom Ethiopian coffee in the 2024 buying season. The Ethiopian government authorities set a ‘minimum coffee sale price’ by region, by coffee grade and by seller type. The minimum pricing stipulated by the authorities for the grades and type Shared Source bought fluctuated between $4.20 and $4.40 USD per pound (FOB Djibouti) for G1 washed and $4.30 - $4.45 USD per pound for naturals during this buying season. We’re thrilled that Ethiopia has commanded such a premium above the commodity coffee price which at the time of purchase in 2024 was around $1.80 - $1.90 USD per pound. 

Abedo’s natural heirloom coffee reminds us of summer stone fruits in the cup, incredibly moreish and refreshing at this time of year in Australian summer. Layered with complex tropical fruit character and the silkiest, creamiest texture, we can’t get enough of this beautifully pure Ethiopian coffee.