About this Coffee

Glitter Trading and Logistics PLC, established in January 2022, is a coffee exporting company based in Haro Sorsa, Western Guji, Ethiopia. Working directly with smallholder farmers, the organization comprises 450 members and exports approximately 144 tons of green coffee annually.

Located at an elevation of 2200 to 2400 meters above sea level, the farms benefit from fertile red clay loamy soil and a cool highland climate—ideal conditions for producing high-quality Arabica coffee.

The featured lot, known as “Hambela, Haro Sorsa,” is contributed to by 250 farmers, each averaging a yield of 0.30 tons per season. The coffee is cultivated traditionally under shade trees and is organically grown by default, with no synthetic inputs. Coffee is often intercropped with false banana, a traditional practice that supports food security and soil health in the region as well as providing shade for the coffee trees.

The cooperative practices selective hand-picking to ensure only the ripest cherries are harvested. These cherries are then dried on raised African beds for 12 to 15 days, turned regularly to ensure even drying, and subsequently hulled and stored in warehouses prior to export Beyond its commitment to quality coffee, Glitter Trading and Logistics PLC places strong emphasis on community development and social responsibility. The company provides pre-financing options to producers and supports educational initiatives by offering learning materials for students in the community.

Farmers are compensated through a system that includes quality premiums, and select producers receive advance payments to support their farming operations.