Gora Kone

Gora Kone sits in a river valley in the Nensebo district of West Arsi, Oromia. While the terrain is steep, a quarter of the land in Nensebo is arable and more than half of the land area is forested. Most of the coffee grown here is farmed under natural shade provided largely by native trees such as acacia and wanza.

Between 700 and 1000 producers deliver coffee to Gora Kone each harvest season. Farms here are relatively small—less than 4 hectares on average—and usually do not have the equipment necessary to process washed coffees at home. Washing stations like Gora Kone serve the important function of purchasing, processing, grading, and consolidating small deliveries of coffee in quantities fit for export.