BANKO GOTITI LOT 2 - HEIRLOOM, WASHED - ETHIOPIA

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PARIS, FRANCE

BANKO GOTITI LOT 2 - HEIRLOOM, WASHED

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LOT: BANKO GOTITI #2
COUNTRY: ETHIOPIA
REGION: GEDEB, YIRGACHEFFE
STATION: BANKO GOTITI
ALTITUDE: 1,950–2,100 MASL
VARIETY: HEIRLOOM
PROCESS: WASHED
DRYING: 10–15 DAYS
HARVEST: 2026
IMPORTER: NORDIC APPROACH

ROAST DATE: JUNE 20, 2026

FROM THE IMPORTER

THIS COFFEE HAS BEEN PROCESSED IN BANKO GOTITI, FROM CHERRIES HARVESTED BY SURROUNDING SMALLHOLDERS. IT IS SOURCED THROUGH ONE OF OUR SUPPLIERS, BNT INDUSTRY & TRADING PLC.

THE BANKO GOTITI WASHING STATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2009. IT IS LOCATED IN THE GEDEO ZONE, GEDEB WOREDA AND COLLECTS CHERRIES FROM SMALLHOLDER FARMS, EACH ABOUT 2 HECTARES IN SIZE AND TOTALING 1300 HECTARES. MOST OF THESE FARMS ARE SITUATED AT ELEVATIONS OF 1950-2100 METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE NAME BANKO GOTITI REFERS TO A SPECIFIC COFFEE PROFILE.

COFFEE PRODUCTION HERE IS SHADE-GROWN AND INTERCROPPED WITH AGROFORESTRY. FARMERS GROW INDIGENOUS TREES AND FALSE BANANAS ALONGSIDE THEIR COFFEE PLANTS. THE CURRENT FACTORY MANAGER IS CALLED MUSEYID SERMELO. OUR SUPPLY OF THIS COFFEE IS FACILITATED THROUGH BNT INDUSTRY & TRADING PLC, WHICH OPERATES ITS OWN WAREHOUSE AND DRY MILL AND IS RAINFOREST ALLIANCE CERTIFIED.