Constellations
MESSIER
Star coffees with a light of their own
Producer
Dukamo Family
Farm
Daye Bensa – Shantawene
Picking method
Selective manual
Name of star
Messier
Altitude
2,120-2,210 masl
Variety
74158
Location
Ethiopia | Sidama | Bensa
Farm size | Ha production
10 ha | 10 ha
Harvest months
November to December
Produces coffees from
1997
Type of soil
Slimey
Packaging
30 kg bags | GrainPro
DUKAMO FAMILY COFFEES
Messier
MESSIER is the Star that gives its name to all the lots of coffee produced by the Dukamo Family on its Shantawene farm located in the Sidama coffee growing region.
The lots are differentiated by their different characteristics in terms of flavor, aroma and processes. Each coffee grower receives the name of a star to denominate his lots, thus forming a great coffee universe.
THE PRODUCER
Dukamo Family
Daye Bensa Farm - Shantawene
The story of this family began with two coffee producing brothers, Asefa and Mulugeta Dukamo, from the Bensa-Sidama area. The brothers helped their parents and neighbors with the cultivation of coffee and were determined to work in coffee growing to show the potential of their country’s and region’s coffees. Today, after more than 15 años, they have developed a company that is still family-owned and occupies a very important place in the production, harvesting and export of Sidama coffee.
The Dukamo Family currently manages 3 farms, 42 washing stations, 6 dry mills and has more than 2,500 farmers who follow good coffee growing practices ensuring sustainability and traceability. The Daye Bensa farm and the Shantawene Beneficio húmedo is where our lots are sourced from. The farm and the mill are located in the coffee-growing region of Sidama, 10 km from the city of Daye in Ethiopia, amidst natural forests and native trees more than 200 años old. The coffees grow under the native shade of the trees on the farm and at an altitude between 2,100 and 2,210 meters above sea level. The work on the farms is mostly done by local residents, and supervised by members of the Dukamo family who have inherited the same passion for coffee growing as their parents and have been trained to join the family business.
COFFEE REGION
Sidama
The coffee growing region of Sidama has 19 coffee growing districts home to 3.2 million inhabitants and covering an area of 12,000 km, these districts are home to more than 90,000 families cultivating approximately 8,000 hectares of Arabica coffee of the 74158, 74110 and 74112 varietals, Sidama ranks 1st as the country’s coffee growing region with a production of 22.05% of the country’s total production.
Location
Ethiopia
Surface area 1,10 km².
112, 08 million inhabitants
12-13 coffee regions
525.000 hectares with coffee
Sidama
Surface area 12,000 km².
3,2 million inhabitants
30 coffee makers
8.000 hectares with coffee
