SHANTAWENE - ETHIOPIA - WASHED

Shantawene is a village situated in the Bensa District on the edge of the Harenna Forest on the western slope of Mount Batu. The coffee cherries comes from small-holder farms high up the mountains, between 2,000 and 2,400 MASL.

Each year they host an “Farmers” Day. Nearly 1,000 farmers gather to celebrate their harvests and to receive second payments for their coffee cherry contributions. Shantawene won 7th place (from more than 1,400 entries) in the 2020 Cup of Excellence in Ethiopia.