ABOUT PRODUCER : Halo Beriti coffee is named after the area where it is grown. The Halo Beriti region is home to Gedeo farmers who have worked the land for generations, cultivating food crops and coffee, often alongside each other in the same fields. One of the two partners running the Halo Beriti washing station, Abeyot Ageze, hails from this heritage and owns a small coffee farm himself. The other partner, Mebrahtu Aynalem, has a background in coffee marketing.
Since Abeyot has lived and worked around Halo Beriti all his life, he has developed strong relationships with the farmers in the area, most of whom work the land passed down through generations. The farms are typically small, with plots rarely exceeding two hectares. These farms cover the hills and valleys around Gedeb, a district just a short drive from the town of Yirgacheffe. The farms blend into the surrounding forests, home to shade trees endemic to southern Ethiopia. Most Gedeo farmers tend to their fields with the help of their family members.