Ethiopia

Sidama

Regional state · Ethiopia

Terroir

Catalogue altitude
1,500–2,400 m · 80 of 199 catalogue coffees report altitude. 6 of those 80 have a recorded range partly or wholly outside this band. This sample does not establish the full growing range.
Climate
Temperate (Woinadega) with 1200–1599 mm annual rainfall and 15–19.9°C; hot (Kolla) lower zones; cool highland (Dega) above 2500 m
Terrain
Fertile area with flat land transitioning to highland escarpment, bordered by lakes (Abaya and Hawassa)
Varieties
Ethiopian landraces (unidentified) · JARC 74158 · JARC 74112 · JARC 74110
Base process
Natural · Washed · Honey
Conditions and additional steps
Anaerobic (sealed, no oxygen) · Fermentation

Major coffee-producing region, supplies over 40% of washed coffee to central market. Coffee includes Yirgachefe and Guji varieties

5 growing areas

Administrative area and coffee origin

Across Sidama160 coffees with no finer area recorded