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Ethio Agri - CEFT's Coﬀee Farms Location: Gemadro, Duyina, Ayehu and Beha with a total of 2,675 hectares under coﬀee plantation.

Gemadro Coﬀee

Gemadro Coﬀee is among the ﬁnest Coﬀees in the world. It is produced in the conserved natural environment to manifest its natural
inherent cup quality. This shade grown arabicais reﬁned and of unique ﬂavor; balancing bitterness with elegant body and fruity nuancesthat hint at jasmine and citrus, is primed for the gourmet market.

Year of Establishment: 1999, First Harvest 2002.
Location
Gemadro Coﬀee Plantation is located in the lush highlands of South Western Ethiopia, widely accepted as being the source of CoﬀeeArabica. The rolling hills and valleys are covered with indigenous forests and areoverﬂowing with crystal clear streams, springs andrivers.

Plantation Size
The Estatecovers a total of 2217 hectares of which 1010 hectares is under coﬀee plantation. In an eﬀort to maintain the local ecology
and biodiversity the Plantation has left 1000 hectares under forest while the remaining 285 hectares has been set aside forinfrastructure.

Climate and Soil
Rainf all: The area is blessed with 1900 mm of annual rainfall distributed over nine to ten months. This eliminates the riskof moisturestress and the land layout insures suﬃcient drainage.

Temperat ure: : Temperature ranging from 14.50C (minimum) to 280C (maximum) mean.The area is frost free throughout the year.
Alt it ude and Soil: The Plantation is located in a high altitude area ranging from 1700m to 2000m. The high altitude in conjunction
with the deep red, well drained and fertile soil, insures premium high quality coﬀee and productivity.

Processing: The Plantation exclusively employs hand picking of ripened cherries insuring that only the ﬁnest beans make it to thecustomer. It is also equipped with a modern processing facility located on site insuring that the fresh cherries are processed to thehighest standards and in an environmentally friendly condition. The Company also plans to gradually increase the percentage of
washed coﬀee from the current 70% of annual output. Then milling, further cleaning, sorting and grading takes place in Addis Ababa.
Besides the washed coﬀee, due emphasis was given for the production of natural coﬀee where the processing facility is computerized
to sort out coﬀee bean defects by color and weight.

Environmental Consciousness
Cryst al Clear Wat er: in addition to soil conservation the rivers and streams are kept pollution free.
Recycle and Reuse: the eﬄuents from the washing stations are recycled while the pulp and husks are used as compost and fuel for
artiﬁcial driers respectively.

Indigenous f orest s: the forests are kept intact covering the hills and gorges. The coﬀee trees are also grown under indigenoustrees such as Wanza.Albizzia, Acacia and Ficus. This helps to maintain the bio-diversity and to prevent land degradation.

Annual Product ion: 1,100 – 1,200 tons of clean coﬀee.

Certiﬁcations and Award

Diversiﬁcation of Gemadro Coﬀee Plantation
SpicesGemadro has a very conducive environment for spice development as a result of which it has started producing black pepper andmore types will be included soon.

Beekeeping

The Gemadro Coﬀee Plantation produces organic honey from the natural forest that surrounds the coﬀee plantation. The Company
expects to expand its capacity to 500 bee hives and production capacity of up to 20,000 kilograms of honey in the coming years.

Duyina Coﬀee

Duyina Coﬀee Farm, about 30 km from Gemadro was established in 2008. Gemadro which is of high yield premium quality coﬀee has
encouraged the establishment of the Duyina Coﬀee Farm. Duyina is the name of the village of the plantation site from where the name
Duyina Coﬀee was adopted. The Duyina coﬀee farm climate and soil is similar to that of Gemadro. This part o f Ethiopia is considered
to be the home of Coﬀee arabica. Here one ﬁnds the optimum soil and climatic condition which nature seems to have it designed forcoﬀee production.

Facts and ﬁgures about Duyina Coﬀee Project
Locat ion: Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region
Dist ance: 648 km from capital city, Addis Ababa and About 30 km North West of Gemadro
Alt it ude: 1650-1950 meters above sea level
Rainf all, t emperat ure, soils are similar t o t hose of Gemadro
Land Use: a total of 1574 ha. Of which 1000 hectares is under coﬀee plantation, 400 ha. Which are hills and gorges remain covered
with indigenous forest trees and shrubs.
Annual Product ion per annum: 105 tons

Ayehu Coﬀee Farm

The third coﬀee farm, Ayehu, is located in Western Gojam, Amhara Region about 500 kms from Addis Ababa. So far, 200 hectares iscurrently under cultivation with an increase to 500 hectares planned in a few years. The coﬀee, which exclusively arabica, isconsidered among the best Ethiopian high land coﬀee like Sidamo and Yirgacheﬀe, which are worldwide known for their unique aroma,ﬂavor and good cup quality.

Fact s and ﬁgures about Ayehu Coﬀ ee Project
Alt it ude: 1600-1800 meters above sea level
Annual Rainf all: 1250 mm
Temperat ure: 13 – 290C
Soil: deep, red, fertile
Annual Product ion per annum: 92 tons

Beha Coﬀee

The fourth coﬀee farm is located in southern Ethiopia region. So far, 288 hectares is currently under cultivation. The coﬀee, which isexclusively arabica, is considered among the best Ethiopian high land coﬀees like Gemadro.

Fact s and ﬁgures about Ayehu Coﬀ ee Project
Alt it ude: 1900-2000 meters above sea level
Annual Rainf all:1800 mm average rainfall distributed over eight months in the year
Temperat ure:14 – 280C
Soil:deep, red, fertile
Annual Product ion per annum: 92 tons

Social Responsibility
The Plantations a nd the parent Company Ethio Agri -CEFT PLC ﬁrmly believe that they have the responsibility to look after the wellbeing of employees and of the environment without which success would not have been possible. To that end the Company has beenplaying its part in alleviating pressing local social issues by creating direct and indirect employment opportunities for over 5,699
employees and making available:Housing
SchoolHealth care centers
Clean water supply
Improved working conditions including beneﬁts for the workers' children an overwhelming majority of which are open to young
pupils for the community as well.

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