**NEW** ETHIOPIA Tigest Wako

Description

Mrs. Tigest Wako is a respected coffee producer from Idedo, Gedeo - one of two premier localities renowned for top-tier Yirgacheffe coffee. In a region where land inheritance traditionally goes to male children and the average plot is just one hectare, Mrs. Wako defies norms as a rare female landowner managing a substantial 7.6-hectare farm inherited from her parents. She has modernized the estate by replacing older varieties like Kurume and Dega with high-performing 74110 and 74112 cultivars. 74110 and 74112 are Ethiopian coffee varieties developed by the Jimma Agricultural Research Center…