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The main local landraces here are Wolishu and Dhega, both well-loved for their quality and clear regional and origin traits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eChelbesa has a reputation as a hub for coffee-farming families, with the community well known for consistently producing some of the region’s finest coffees.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSmall-Scale Farming Traditions:\u003c\/strong\u003e In Gedeb, most farmers tend very small plots, often less than 2 hectares. They're so small that farmers often measure their farms not by land size, but by the number of trees on their land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCoffee in Chelbesa is grown using traditional, low-intervention methods, where it is\u003cbr\u003eintercropped with other food crops, grown under the shade of semi-forest vegetation, and supported by enset (false banana) plants, which help protect the soil and regulate moisture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCoffee from Chelbesa Village is organic by default, with farming practices that have been passed down through generations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaring for coffee at Chelbesa:\u003c\/strong\u003e Once harvested, the cherries are taken to the Chelbesa wet mill, where processing is handled carefully and diligently.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cherries are laid out on specially constructed raised African beds designed to allow airflow and control temperature. 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