Overview
Located in larger region of Oromia, West Arsi is about 400 km south of Addis Ababa. The Nensebo woreda (district) is home to a collection of smallholder farmers totaling 5,000 hectares of coffee. The average farm size in Nensebo is two hectares and producers here grow a range of selected coffee varieties from the JARC (Jimma Agricultural Research Center) and coffee varieties that are said to have originated from the neighbouring forests of the area.Nensebo historically has been sold as a Sidama coffee, but this woreda is technically a part of the region of West Arsi. While not as well known as some other regions of Ethiopia, Nensebo surprised coffee aficionados by claiming more than 1/3 of all the Cup of Excellence winners in the inaugural tasting competition in 2020.