Smallholder producers
🇪🇹Ethiopia

Smallholder producers

Jigesa is a washing station located in the Shakisso woreda of the Guji Zone in Ethiopia, which processes coffee from approximately 750 independent smallholder outgrowers. The station serves as a central hub for these farmers, who cultivate coffee in the remote, high-altitude mountains of the region.

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History

Established in 2015, Jigesa was the first processing site created by Testi Specialty Coffee to promote the quality of Ethiopian coffee regions. The station is situated in the Dambi Uddo kebele and has been a focal point for Testi's operations since its inception.

The farmer's day, in pictures

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

Smallholder producers — coffee farmer illustration 1
Smallholder producers — coffee farmer illustration 2
Smallholder producers — coffee farmer illustration 3
Coffees by Smallholder producers