An Interview with Ahadu Woubshet, owner of Tega & Tula Specialty Coffee Farms
Tega & Tula is one of Ethiopia’s oldest estates and an anchor relationship for Cafe Imports. Under the direction of Ahadu Woubshet since 2015, the farm has been revitalized for specialty coffee production. Last November, we had the opportunity to visit the farm during our sourcing travel and speak with Ahadu. His vision is that Tega & Tula be an exceptional Ethiopian farm. He related four principles that guide the team toward that goal: build infrastructure that is in harmony with the environment, use professional oversight to achieve operational excellence, be equitable toward all in their production chain, and take care of the community that takes care of them.
We’re honored to share Tega & Tula’s voice and coffees with you.
Earlier Posts
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Guatemala Purchase Planning
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Costa Rica Purchase Planning
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Ethiopia Purchase Planning Australia
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Ethiopia: An Update from Green Buyer Claudia Bellinzoni
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Peru Purchase Planning
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Brazil Purchase Planning
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Kenya Update 2021
In a normal February — which this is anything but — we would have staff in Nairobi with cupping spoons in hand, spending hours and hours cupping through fresh offer samples in order to put in the season’s buy plan for Kenya.
An Update on Sourcing Travel in the Time of COVID-19
To our dearest friends, exporters, cuppers, mill managers, associations, cooperatives and most of all, to the farmers, producers and caficultores of the world — we miss you.
Harvest Report: Colombia 2020
At this point, we’re all sick of updates and harvest reports that start with, “What a wild year this has been,” so we won’t make a whole production out of it: Simply put, coffee is never easy work, and these days that’s truer than almost ever before. This year has been a real test of the strength of our relationships, and while there have been a few setbacks, sadnesses, and disappointments, overall we have been shown the true power of commitments, partnerships, and of sticking together—as Cafe Imports founder and green-coffee buyer for Colombia Andrew Miller always says—through sickness and in health, in good times and bad.
Which is to say, yes, there is some bad news—but it’s not all bad, we promise. (Read on.)
Introducing the Cafe Imports Australia Customer Portal
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