Ethiopia Daanisa – Omni

Daanisa is a sub-kebele in the Guji region.

The name comes from the local name for an umbrella-shaped native tree.

Home to around 50 families of coffee producers who are responsible for this natural lot.

Farmers selectively handpick cherry and deliver it to the washing station. At the washing station, coffee is sorted to ensure that only the ripest cherries are processed.

Natural coffees, such as this one, are floated in water first to remove any underweight or damaged beans and any debris. Only the cherries that sink are accepted for the higher qualities.

Floaters are kept aside to be processed as lower grades. After cleaning, cherry is carried straight to raised beds, where it is spread into a single layer for drying.

Cherry is raked regularly and sorted to remove any damaged cherry that may have made it through the initial sorting.