Worancha ወራንቻ

Ethiopia, Sidama, Boltuma (Single Origin Espresso) Email to a Friend Availability:  In stock $17.25 Qty: Add to Cart TASTE NOTES As espresso, this coffee is sweet and clean, with notes of lavender and a soft, elegant finish. DETAILS This coffee from the Sidama province displays the attributes we love about Ethiopian coffees. Much of the coffee in Sidama is cultivated using the garden coffee system -- coffee is grown near homesteads where it is planted in low densities, ranging from 1,000 to 1,800 plants per hectare, and fertilized predominantly with organic nutrients. Harvesting periods in Sidama vary from September to December, depending on rainfall and altitude, and most harvesting is done by family labor. Freshly hand-picked cherries are sorted before de-pulping and are sold to the primary cooperatives for wet processing. The fresh cherries are then washed and allowed to ferment naturally. The fermented coffee is washed with clean running water, soaked,

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Dr. Wolassa L. Kumo May 10, 2009 I An Overview of the Sidama History One of the ancient Kushites, the Sidama people live in the southern part of the present day Ethiopia,with notable geographical features such as lake Awassa in the North and lake Abaya in the South. The Great East African Rift Valley dissects the Sidama land into two: western lowlands and eastern highlands. During the course of the great popular migration around the first century AD from North and East Africa to the South of the continent, some Sidamas were left behind and were later scattered into different parts of the sub region. According to the Sidama oral history, during this course of popular migration, the first group of Sidamas reached as far South as the Dawa river, in the present day Ethio-Kenyan boarder before returning back to their present land. During this period, the Sidama people were separated into 5 sub groups. These are: the Major Sidama group, Alaba, Tambaro, Qewena and Marako. The latter

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Indonesian ambassador to Ethiopia, H.E. Ambassador Ramli Saud gave a public lecture to community of Hawassa University (HwU) on January 31, 2013. On the occasion, Dr. Yosef Mamo, President of HwU following his brief about his University under scored the importance of making collaboration with Asian counties like Indonesia which are leading the world economy and known for making their partnership on the basis of mutual benefit. In his lecture, the ambassador highlighted the historical back ground of the two countries relation. Of the significant progress made in their relation, according to the ambassador’s lecture, the trade relation is worth mentioned, i.e. the total trade relation which was US $ 40.7 mil in 2004 grew up surprisingly to $303.9 in 2012. The ambassador also witnessed that Ethiopia has shown a magnificent progress in many aspects and believes that it is the most secured country in Africa.  The Ambassador also told that academic institutions of his country offer