Ethiopia Rumu Damo
Washing Station
The Rumu Damo Washing Station is situated in Arbegona, a woreda (village) in Sidama. Asefa Dukamo Korma is the person in charge of this station where he receives cherries from about 600 different coffee growers in the process area: washed coffees, honeys and naturals.
Rumu Damo also has a history of excellence since it placed second and third in the Cup of Excellence that was held in Ethiopia in 2020.
Process Method
The cherries are picked at their point of ripeness and taken to the washing station to be processed. It is pulped and put to traditionally wet fermentation for about 48 to 72 hours, and then dried on African beds with mesh and clean plastic sheets for about 8 to 12 days until it reaches about 10% moisture.
Later it is separated into batches and taken to the thresher located in Addis.
Origin
The name Sidama is often written “Sidamo,” and the two names are generally used interchangeably. Part of the confusion comes from earlier political appointments that called Sidama the great federal region that stretches from the city of Shashemene in the center to the border with Kenya; and then later they called Sidama a much smaller sub-region containing the cities of Hawassa (Awassa), Yirga Alem, and Dila.
All the coffee origins designated as Sidama are within the larger territory of Sidama, but not all are within the smaller state of Sidama.
The coffee growing regions of Sidama are located in the famous Great Rift Valley that crosses Ethiopia and Kenya. The field is generally lush and green. Although mostly rural, this part of Ethiopia is very densely populated.
Sidama has an extraordinary variety of coffee flavours. Many different grades of washed and unwashed coffees are produced, and there may be striking differences from city to city. Different types of soils, micro climates, and above all the innumerable native varietals produce a kaleidoscope of different flavours.
Located in Sidama, Bensa is bordered to the south and north by the region of Oromia, with Bona Zuria to the west, Arbegona to the northwest, Cher to the east, and Aroresa to the southeast.
The most important city in Bensa is Daye. At an altitude of 2.000 masl, many rivers flow through the area, flowing down the Bale mountains.
Farmers in this region grow not only coffee, but also local shade trees such as Warka as well as wheat, maize and teff (African cereal).
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