Shakiso Kayon Natural - Guji, Ethiopia

Country: EthiopiaRegion: GujiProvince: OromiaDistrict: Guji ZoneCommunity: TaroAltitude: 1800-2100Farm Area: 150 hectaresVariety: Ethiopia LandracesProcess: Natural FermentationDrying: 15-18 days in African bedsShakiso Kayon Mountain NaturalKayon Mountain farm is located in the Oromia Region's Guji Zone within the Shakiso woreda, in the Taro kebele. It was established in 2012 by a family who have been in coffee for a generation. Along with growing, the farm also does some amount of processing and exporting. Most families in the rural Taro Kebele make a living from farming, with coffee as a primary cash crop alongside subsistence crops for family consumption and other cash crops like bananas.Taro washing station (one of the washing stations run by Kayon Mountain) is one the biggest processing sites in the area. Before Taro was established, producers from the area had to travel long distances from their farms to sell their coffee for unsustainable prices. This changed once Taro washing s