800 smallholder farmers
🇪🇹Ethiopia

800 smallholder farmers

The Adorsi washing station serves as a processing hub for approximately 800 smallholder farmers located in the Aricha kebele of the Yirgacheffe woreda. The station is owned and managed by Testi Specialty Coffee, a company dedicated to processing high-quality lots from local out-growers.

Farm: Smallholder farms contributing to Adorsi-Testi Wash Station →

History

The Adorsi washing station was established in 2001 and has been under the management of Testi Coffee since 2018. It functions as a key collection point for coffee cherries in the Gedeo zone, employing both permanent and seasonal staff to manage large-scale processing.

The farmer's day, in pictures

Editorial illustrations of the harvest and farm work our research documented — anonymous figures, never real likenesses.

800 smallholder farmers — coffee farmer illustration 1
800 smallholder farmers — coffee farmer illustration 2
800 smallholder farmers — coffee farmer illustration 3
Coffees by 800 smallholder farmers