Duromina is a true success story: The farmers’ cooperative, comprising 329 workers, was established in 2010 and won the African Taste of Harvest award in 2012 for a batch of wet-processed coffee very similar to this one. Their new processing station was built with the aid of the non-profit

organisation TechnoServe on a 4-year loan. They repaid the loan in full just a year after starting their operation, and their momentum has been unwavering ever since. The processing water, drawn from the nearby river, is cleaned and recycled after use. The pulp of the cherries is also recycled as

organic fertiliser. The members of the cooperative are smallholders, farming on 1800 acres (730 ha) of land without using any chemicals. It is no coincidence that in the local Oromo language, the phrase Duromina refers to an improved quality of life.