Dimma coffee experience – Coffee beans create a livelihood for the Bench Maji community

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Dimma coffee is a Gesha variety found in the forest of Illubabor, Ethiopia. These coffee beans have great resistance to pests and diseases, and a pure and bright taste that makes everyone fall in love. With each passing season, thousands of these coffee trees grow vigorously under the forest canopy at Dimma farm block in Bench Maji area. They have contributed significantly to providing a stable and long-term livelihood for each resident there. Curious about this coffee? Let’s find out with 43 Factory Coffee Roaster now!

The origin of the preeminent characteristics of Dimma coffee

We all know Gesha is a premium coffee variety but it is very difficult to grow, yield and resistance to pests is extremely low. They require a lot of effort to create the finished product, even the farmer can lose everything if the plant is infected with pests such as rust, borer, etc. So the coffee variety has a high flavor quality. Not susceptible to pests like Dimma coffee is a savior for coffee farmers. To possess these dreamlike properties, they have to go through a long process.

Origin of Dimma . coffee

The story goes that, when searching for the best sprouts for Gesha village, Adam and Rachel – the two founders of Gesha Village had to hunt through the forests of Illubabor, Gori Gesha,… They formed a team of detectives. venture to deep areas to collect as many precious Gesha varieties with genetic diversity. After collecting the seeds, they immediately brought them to the Jimma Agricultural Research Center, Ethiopia to find excellent varieties. The center has compiled samples provided by the Gesha Village team and samples collected in 1974 to further analyze and refine varieties with superior characteristics that provide genetic diversity for the farm. In those coffee samples, experts discovered a variety of Illubabor Forest in the forest of the same name that possesses both disease resistance, good yield and excellent flavor profile. The journey does not stop there, they continue to undergo the process of breeding and improving the genetic code. After the meticulous, meticulous research to the last step, the highest quality Illubabor Forest seeds were also born. Then, these wonderful Illubabor Forest seeds were brought by the two founders of Gesha Village Coffee Estates to the gold mining town of Dimma north of the estate to grow and develop. Of course, with its preeminent properties and the ability to create practical benefits for people’s lives here, it has been favored by the name Dimma coffee. This name can be seen as a recognition of the value that this coffee brings as well as a tribute to the efforts of the people who develop it.

Dimma coffee flavor

According to the Jimma Agricultural Research Center, the taste of Dimma coffee is quite special. Their fragrance does not highlight the scent of flowers and grass like other Gesha varieties, but has its own characteristics and charm. Those who have tasted it must be surprised by its purity and softness. Dimma notes are lively with pronounced acidity, it blends with the freshness of fruit trees in the home garden. It is not floral, but has the lightness and comfort of fresh, crunchy peaches. The body is thin and gentle, pulling the layer of fast-melting coffee, sometimes adding the sour taste of tangerine mixed with the familiar sweet vanilla. The taste is simple but flexible, they spread everywhere in the mouth and finish with a refreshing citrus scent that brings a feeling of relaxation to the user.

Dimma coffee creates livelihoods and improves the lives of coffee-growing households

For many years ago, the Bench Maji community lived in poverty. Because at that time, the world situation was faced with general instability such as destroyed land, climate change, financial crisis, inflation, etc. At the same time, the price of coffee plummeted. There are no brakes and there are many cases where traders buy premium coffee from Bench Maji at very low prices, leaving many unemployed, farmers not qualified to maintain their lives. Some households even had to give up coffee farming and migrate to other places.

In 2007, Gesha Village was established and carried out propaganda, introduction and training activities on how to grow, the benefits of the sustainable specialty coffee industry to the community and the lives of coffee aspirants. sustainable coffee. The value of growing Dimma coffee was also introduced as a solution to improve unemployment and the life of each resident’s family. When planting them, farmers will be guided and supported to develop the farm and protect long-term livelihoods. Workers will be properly paid to have a stable income…. Initially, growing Dimma coffee was supported by the Bench Maji women. Then, when realizing that this job can really create a source of life, it attracted a lot of people to participate in production and cultivation. To this day, thanks to the production of specialty coffee, nearly 17,000 households in Bench Maji have got a job and salary to pay for personal life problems and take care of a good future for their children. than.

As can be seen, Dimma coffee is like the golden seed of the Bench Maji community. They not only have notes that make the experience feel comfortable, but also contain great meaning for the Bench Maji community. If you love this flavor and want to support growing Bench Maji coffee, come to 43 Factory Coffee Roaster to experience it.

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