About Tibe Haro Wachu & Raro Nansebo Kebeles Smallholders of Ethiopia

Tibe Haro is a village (Kebele) in the Uraga district in the Guji Zone. This area is home to several hundred small farmers whose homes and farms span the area between 2,000 and 2,300 meters above sea level. Some of the highest elevations in Ethiopia. Farmers from Tibe Haro and the neighboring village of Raro Nensebo Kebele harvest coffee exclusively by hand and deliver it to the processing station owned and operated by Tracon. Farming methods in the region remain largely traditional, and Uraga farmers typically intercrop their coffee plants with other food crops. This method is common among smallholders because it maximizes land use and provides food for their families. Another interesting factor, most farms are also organic-by-default. Farmers in the Guji Zone typically use very little if any fertilizers or pesticides. Most farm work is done manually by their immediate family when harvesting cherry.