Fero

Savor this Specialty Ethiopian Coffee from the Fero Cooperative

Located in the Sidama region of southern Ethiopia, the Sidama Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (SCFCU) offers finance and technical services to 53 primary cooperative societies and over 80,000 farmers. They are the second largest producer of Ethiopian Sidama coffee. Most of its producer members are Organic and Fair Trade certified. Nearly all their coffee is grown in the shade of diverse, indigenous trees.

The Fero Cooperative joined the Sidama Union in 2005 and is its largest, most productive and successful member. Approximately 5,000 tons of Ethiopian Sidama coffee is produced per year,  95% of which is washed. Ethiopian Fero coffees are grown at 1,800-1,900 meters above sea level with harvest time occurring between September and December, depending on the coffee’s altitude and rainfall.

The Bottom Line

The Fero Cooperative was established in 1975 and reorganized in 1999, in the Wonsho District of the Sidama Zone, Ethiopia. This outstanding coffee coop provides technical and processing support to its 4,000 plus members and 33,300 farming family members.

Their current lot is bright with aromas of tea, bergamot, and lemon that give way to flavors of black tea, orange blossom and milk chocolate in the cup.

Thanks to our friends at Cooperative Coffees for helping us share the story of our friends at the Fero Cooperative.