Mustafa Abakenos farm and wet mill is situated at 2040 MASL and is planted with multiple variety selections from the Jimma research centre. Mustafa has a small disk pulper, which he uses for half of his coffee; the other half is dried as a natural process. Due to a lack of water in the area and limited space to ferment his coffee, Mustafa ferments the coffee for a short period of time before he moves it to his drying beds, and the result is similar to a light honey process. He has set up a small wet mill where he processes his farms and outgrowers coffee, which he keeps separate and dries on raised beds near his house. Mustafa’s outgrowers are all neighbours and have between 4 and 10 hectares of land each. He is processing both natural and washed coffee and all of it is dried semi-shaded. Mustafa has recently begun directly exporting from Ethiopia, helping improve the traceability of his coffee developing exploitation free trade links on his own terms. He also works with the Girls Gotta Run Foundation, a sports-based initiative helping young women in the area with general education and competitive running training.

From South Yorkshire coffee producer, Round Table Roasters.

250g