Situé entre 1850 et 2150 m d'altitude à Guji, dans la région d'Oromia, Sibu Coffee est un producteur de café de spécialité certifié RFA et biologique. L'entreprise travaille avec 960 agriculteurs et exploite 4 moulins humides dans les districts de Karcha et Hambela.
The founder of Tariku Kare Banata Coffee Export – Mr. Tariku Kare Banata – is known for his hard working and result-driven behavior. He used to work in different coffee washing and milling stations as a daily laborer and had a chance to grow in his position and become a chief quality control expert. After working for a decade as an expert, he founded his own washing station in 2013 in West Arsi, Nensabo district, Bulga village (Oromia Regional state) and started supplying high quality coffee for the Ethiopian market. Five years later, he founded his second washing station at Bombe village in Sidama Zonal administration. Now he is thriving in the coffee export business and is a proud owner of his own washing stations. Mr. Tariku is excited to introduce his version of premium quality coffee to the global market.
Le groupe Mintu travaille actuellement avec plus de 400 agriculteurs et d'ici l'année prochaine, ce nombre passera à 1 000. Situé à Djimma, en Éthiopie, Mintu fournit du café de spécialité de qualité 1, à la fois naturel et lavé.
Ils œuvrent également pour une productivité durable
et ils y parviennent en proposant à leurs agriculteurs une formation de base en agronomie et en agriculture biologique avec des experts et des professionnels. Le groupe Mintu s'efforce de soutenir et de soutenir sa communauté et le fait en construisant des écoles pour la communauté ainsi que des mosquées dans la région.
S'appuyant sur 400ha de terrain situé au bord du lac Victoria, Salama est un producteur de Robusta de spécialité (lavé) et de Robusta naturel scr 18, 15 et 12.
La société gère également une opération de thé et emploie plus de 1000 agriculteurs qui se voient offrir divers services et un soutien, notamment une clinique médicale sur place et une école maternelle.
1500ha farm of Olympic champion and athletics legend Haile Gebreselassie is located in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of Sheka zone. Haile Coffee brings a fine selection of traceable, specialty coffees grown on 51 micro-lots with respect and in support of the local communities and the environment. RFA, UTZ, Organic and CERES certified.
Haile Gebrselassie
Haile Coffee
"Almacena is a great place where we can connect directly to the most incredible people and I want to thank them for making our coffee known to more buyers and roasters around the world. A space like this can create a big change in coffee."
Koepoort
Netherlands
“As a coffeeroaster we are happy to work with Almacena, as they provide good service and we can pick up the coffees fast in the warehouse. The African commodities we roasted are not only of good quality, but also traceable in terms of shipping dates and information which our customers want to know.”
Siima Rogers
GM, Salama Coffee, Uganda
"Salama coffee is too proud to have found a partner in Almacena, taking us to another level through the Almacena origin app to fully trace our coffees. We are excited and confident about the future with a transparent partner like Almacena."
Eden Haile
Haile Coffee
"Almacena has been an incredible partner for us, introducing us to new markets. The platform has shown us that through transparency, we can communicate better, and make genuine connections. The team is always working to do more for producers around the world."
Jean Clément Birabereye
GM SECASB, Burundi
“I really want to thank Almacena, because this company does things that others do not. Firstly they give interesting prices for producers and secondly they buy in bulk, while others simply buy small micro-lots of 10-20 bags of specialty coffee. It is really an impeccable company”
Coffee and Tea production in East Africa is a smallholder activity: 400.000 households in Rwanda, 600.000 households in Burundi, 400.000 households in Tanzania, 1.700.000 households in Uganda, etc. These are the communities that need most attention to transform the local economies and boost economic activity. At Almacena Platform, we believe with the help of private individuals acting as investors, we can collectively help Rural Africa achieve a better and more sustainable future. In the UN Framework of Sustainable Development Goals, we aim to address: