Our Ethiopian Coffee 

60%  Fikadu Lege Yirgacheffe - Adado

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About Mecota Trading

Mecota Trading is a coffee exporting company that works with smallholder coffee farmers in Ethiopia, paying them premium prices for their green and parchment coffees.

Established in 2023, Mecota was created with the goal of supporting smallholder coffee farmers by purchasing and consolidating their microlots into lots that are viable for export.

Mecota is eager to work with people who value transparent, traceable trade, and knowing more about those who grow and process the coffee they drink.

As a young company, Mecota’s current aim is to gain secure financing so that they can continue to pay the farmers they work with the best possible prices for their coffee. As for long term goals, Mecota would like to establish their own community washing and drying station in a location that’s central to all of their farmers.

Mecota Trading and coffee farmers

As of 2024, Mecota Trading works with 10 farmers in different regions of Ethiopia. They offer their farmers support during processing, providing information and guidance on techniques to produce specialty quality coffee. In the future, they would like to give farmers pre-financing, so that they can focus on cultivating exceptional coffees without having to worry about money.

Our Colombian Coffee 

40% LOT 0101 ALIANZA VERDE

COMMUNITY COFFEE - WASHED
PRODUCING FARMS Planadas Tolima 
REGION Tolima, Colombia
ALTITUDE 1600 -2000
FINCA HECTARES 1 - 13
PRODUCTION Produced by family run farms within the Planadas region
VARIETIES Caturra, Colombia F8, Borbón, Castilla
FERMENTATION Double 24/24 hours Av.
DRYING Casa Elba and Parabolica 6 days humidity 11%/12%
PROCESS Fully Washed - Certified Excelso EP selection
FINCA CO-ORDINATES Tolima regions list provided with each shipment
PROFILE - CUP FRAGRANCE: Chocolate, sweetness panela, sugar cane
FLAVOR: chocolate, caramel. Citrus tropic fruits. AFTER
TASTE: Chocolate, panel  Acidity: citrus BODY: creamy
BALANCE: Well-balanced.

COMMENTS Selected and blended from adjacent farms, maintaining

the profile. Av. Cupping 84.5/85.5
PACKING CERTIFICATION 35kg Burlap sacks/LatinaTech

FNC Origin & quality certified, EUDR compliant.
The region renowned for its production of high-quality
coffees. Due to its microclimates, high altitudes,
mountain streams, enriched volcanic soils. Historically, it
fell within the redzone, under the control of the FARC.
Now, with the new political dispensation, the area is
now, experiencing a coffee renaissance.

‘Alianza Verde’ Community Coffee

Planadas Tolima, Once a Forgotten
Area

Planadas – Tolima is one of the most isolated coffee
producing regions of Colombia. Located in the Central
Colombia Andes mountains of Tolima, nestling between the
vast Parques Nacionales Naturale Nevado and the Parque
Nacional Natural Cordillera De Los Pichachos.

Because of its isolation there is a limited access… Other than
through the town of Coyaima. The road conditions are at best
a challenge and constantly under repair… On a good day, a
ten-hour road trip from Ibague.

History

For many years, the area was in the conflict zone. Controlled
by the FARC; Known as the red zone… a forgotten region,
leaving the people to their own devices, basically to fend for
themselves. And having to comply with the rules or law's set
down by the FARC. Restricting the selling of their crops. At
best, receiving only commercial prices.

Known as a period of darkness for the farmers. I was first
introduced to the region in 2016. When I was one of the first
non-Colombians to return to the area after the many years of
conflict.

Through this, along with our small team. We have exclusively
dedicated our company’s operations to within this region…

The Region Coffees

The Hamlets of Planadas host over 40,000 family run small
farms. Altitudes ranging from 1650 to 2200 m.a.s.l and
between 1 to 10 hectares each.

Varieties: Typica, Bourbon and Caturra, Castilla, Colombia F8.
And for the most part, sustainable and organically grown. The
area is also renowned for its specialty coffees with exceptional
profiles. With many farms in the region, producing coffees of
excellence.

Our criteria is that coffee over the SAC cupping score of 86 are
classified as specialties.

The Alianza Verde Community cup score ranges between
84.5/85/5 - Because of the regions’ wonderful micro-climates
and growing conditions, produces an excellent profile:
chocolate, smooth caramel, sweet panela and tropic or red
fruits.

The Terra

At this altitude is where the real quality SHB (Strictly hard
bean) is grown. Coffees with a higher density, a slower
development. And because of this, creating a coffee that’s
intense, and full of flavour.

The terra super enriched in volcanic soils. Its many
micro-climates, myriads fresh mountain rivers. All conducive to
producing that special coffee.

Through our Colombian company, The Green
Collection SAS and Especiales Tres Esquinas SAS.
The aim of this partnership is to guarantee the direct
purchase of all our coffees from the farms. Ensuring a
fair price for all concerned. And in line with our
company ethos.

Transparency – Sustainability – Sociability

Coffees, purchased: Either parchment or cherries, will
be processed in our Montalvo facility. Ensuring and
maintaining quality and traceability.

Facility: includes wet and dry milling,

Fermentation, washed, anaerobic, natural and honey
process. Marquesina, Casa Elba and thermostatically
controlled drying of the parchment.

Our Project

Compliant

We take pride in our company ethos of:

Transparency – Sustainability – Sociability

In line with the EUDR deforestation program. We can offer
documentation from farm to roastery, each farm’s

Co-ordinates. Reference to farms that contribute towards the
Alianza Verde.

The Green Collection SAS

Especiales Tres Esquinas SAS

Through our associate company, Especiales Tres Esquinas,
we work directly with the farmers. Offering the following
services.

• 1. Sustainable farming practices
• 2. Increasing the quality of coffees
• 3. Fermentation practices
• 4. Deforestation, planting of trees
• 5. Glyphosate free farming
• 6. Drying and storage
• 7. Community and social development
• 8. Development of organic fertilizers and organic repellents

Proudly working together with the farms and associations;
Promoting social welfare and economic development, giving
back and ensuring a future for all concerned.