SEPTEMBER – Strawberry Shortcake

Before the government made it possible for smallholders to obtain export licenses, both Basha and his father sold their cherry to the cooperative. Basha now has his own export license and grows coffee (primarily 74158, known locally as “Walega”) in semi-forested plots on 12 hectares in addition to operating collection sites in Bombe, Shantawane, and Kokose—collecting cherry from producers growing coffee as high as 2300 MASL. Basha has recently received a de-pulper due to the help of Crop to Cup, allowing him to experiment with unique new coffee processes like this one.