{"product_id":"27601","title":"ETHIOPIA SIDAMO 4 NATURAL FT ORGANIC OROMIA - *52777* - 27601 - GrainPro Bags - SPOT RCWHSE","description":"\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;The Oromia \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;R\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;egion\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;al State\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; is Ethiopia’s largest, \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;including more than 110,000 square miles and 35 million people. It \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;touches the borders of both Kenya to the south and South Sudan to the west, and includes Ethiopia’s \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;massive capital city, Addis Ababa\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;, along with 65% of Ethiopia coffee growing territory, as of \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;2014\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; There are a number of famous coffee regions\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; included\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; in\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; full or in part\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;in \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Oromia\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;:\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Jimma\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; and\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Illubabor\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; in the west; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Harar to the northeast\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;;\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Arsi\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;, bordering \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Sidama\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;in the mid-south\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;, \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;which produces many similar terroirs\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;; and the \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Guji\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; Zone, \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;where Royal also works with a diversity of \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;forward-thinking\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;growers and processors.\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;T\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;he Oromia Coffee \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Farmers\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; Cooperative \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Union \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;(OCFCU)\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; is \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;an umbrella organization \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;established \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;in \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;1999 \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;by 34 individual cooperatives interested in centralizing resources and gaining leverage in the export market\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;As of 2020, \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;OCFCU supports \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;more than 400 individual\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; cooperatives\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;--\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;more than \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;400,000 households, by far the largest unionization of farmers in the country. \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;Premiums from coffee exports are returned directly to farmers, and \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;the union \u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;also fund\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt;s\u0026lt;\/span\u0026gt;\u0026lt;span\u0026gt; organic farming programs, mill equipment purchases, and food security programs. 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