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Status: Dry Mill
Natural Classic - plot Yjigessa
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ProducerSaffay
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AreaGuji, Megadu
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ProcessingNatural - Classic
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Cup profileHoney, chocolate, mango, floral, cinnamon
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Crop25/26
Coffee that teaches ánd delivers
Farmers who run their own show
Change you can see ánd taste
Behind every lot a different story
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Producer
Bette Buna, meaning “House of Coffee,” is rooted in the highlands of Taferi Kela, Sidamo, where coffee and community are inseparable. What began as a family responsibility has grown into a shared effort to build both quality coffee and long-term opportunity. At the core of our work we have an exceptionally skilled and dedicated team that takes care in every step of the process.
On our farm in Taferi Kela, fresh cherries are carefully picked and delivered to our wet mill, where they are processed alongside cherries from surrounding community farmers. Further south-east, in Megadu (Guji), we work closely with local chiefs and farmers to manage and harvest coffee from shared land, with cherries processed at our Megadu wet mill. This collaboration allows knowledge, responsibility, and value to stay within the community.
We operate within the specialty coffee sector, and for us, that comes with clear responsibility. Specialty is not simply a label or a processing style; it is a commitment. It means focusing on the product with care, building true traceability of quality, and understanding the expectations of the market we serve. We do not believe in shortcuts or trends without substance. We take care in how coffee is grown, handled, and processed. And we take that seriously.
In addition to our own production, we partner with independent farmers who process their cherries into parchment themselves. These coffees are sourced directly, maintaining traceability while respecting the autonomy and craftsmanship of each producer. Among them are dedicated farmers such as Sentayu, Duba, Saffay, Hassan, Haji Bule, and Birkeneh. Together, these relationships form a diverse and transparent supply network rooted in trust, quality, and shared growth.
Transforming communities
Bette Buna exists to create a living example that when opportunity meets courage and effort, even rural communities can transform their own future. In Taferi Kela, coffee is not just a crop. It is the tool through which this transformation becomes visible.
We connect a strong coffee business with farm renovation, knowledge development, and entrepreneurship to build a model for long-term, community-driven change. At the heart of this is our “living classroom”. A space where farmers learn by doing, experimenting, and seeing results in real time. Through demonstration plots, training, and shared experience, we focus on improving farming practices, rebuilding agroforestry systems, and strengthening decision-making at farm level. “ Our programs will actively reach and support the coming 2 years, over 3,500 farming families, empowering them to transform their farms and communities.
One of the core examples of this approach is our nursery, where we grow over 350,000 new varietal coffee seedlings each year, alongside a range of regenerative shade trees. These are not simply distributed, they are used as a tool to promote real change. Farmers are not rewarded for attending our educational programs, but for applying the knowledge they got in practice. Those who actively improve their farms, adopt better techniques, and invest in long-term quality and resilience are supported with seedlings and other farm-related incentives to expand and strengthen their systems.
Beyond farming, we invest in mindset and skills that support economic independence, including entrepreneurship programs that encourage alternative income streams. By equipping farmers with both tools and knowledge, we aim to create community resilience that extends far beyond coffee. This is not a theory. It is already a working model, that gets every day better at improving, built together with the community, step by step.
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