Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Washed G1

Meet the Producer

YCFCU (Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union)

Yirgacheffe, Gedeo Zone, Ethiopia · Est. 2002

The Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union represents over 300 smallholder farms across the Gedeo zone, the birthplace of Arabica coffee. Founded in 2002, YCFCU has become the gold standard for washed Ethiopian processing. Member farms average less than 2 hectares each, cultivating indigenous heirloom varieties under a dense canopy of native shade trees. The union operates 23 washing stations where cherries are depulped within 8 hours of picking, fermented for 36-72 hours in clean spring water, and dried on raised beds for 10-14 days. YCFCU reinvests premiums into healthcare clinics, water projects, and farmer training programs that have lifted yields 40% over the past decade.