Who Makes The
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Smallholder producers of the Bochessa community
🇪🇹Ethiopia

Smallholder producers of the Bochessa community

The Bochessa community consists of approximately 600 smallholder producers located in the Arbegona region of Sidama, Ethiopia. These farmers cultivate coffee on extremely small plots, often consisting of just a few trees in their backyards.

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History

The Bochessa community has gained recognition in the specialty coffee market for its high-altitude coffee production in the Arbegona highlands. Coffee from this region is processed using both traditional washed and natural methods, with recent international interest from specialty roasters.

The farmer's day, in pictures

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

Smallholder producers of the Bochessa community — coffee farmer illustration 1
Smallholder producers of the Bochessa community — coffee farmer illustration 2
Smallholder producers of the Bochessa community — coffee farmer illustration 3
Coffees by Smallholder producers of the Bochessa community