Mensur Abahika was the first single producer that Osito purchased coffee from in Ethiopia, five

harvests ago. Mensur is a key component of the Tokuma Farmer Group. The Tokuma group is a

collective of farmers in Western Ethiopia who have organized to market and export their coffees

together and share knowledge with each other that allows them to each improve quality. Over the

past five years we have seen overall quality and consistency improve year over year within this

group. We have also seen the Tokuma Farmers improve upon their ability to deliver coffees to port

in a timely manner. Mensur is key to the success of both the Tokuma group and also Osito's work

with single producers in Western Ethiopia.

Jimma is historically known for very low quality naturally processed coffees. In 2009, Technoserve,

an international nonprofit that seeks to implement business solutions to poverty, began working

with Coops in the area to teach them how to wash their coffees and produce specialty quality

coffee. For the past decade, the area has been known as one of the top quality producing regions

in Ethiopia. It is only recently that specialty minded producers in Jimma have sought to produce

top quality naturals. It is even more recently, with the relaxing of restrictions surrounding who can

market and export their coffees directly to importers, that small to medium sized single producers

have been able to market their coffees. This is an exciting time for these coffees and we feel

honored to be among the first to purchase these coffees these past five years.