Oromia

The district of Bore is located in the Ethiopian Guji highlands, home to the eponymous indigenous community. Apart from honey, which is used as a food, a medicine, and an ingredient used to prepare beverages such as mead (locally known as boka), the indigenous people also farm cattle and... Read more

In the Harenna forest in the Ethiopian region of Oromia, wild arabica coffee grows in the shade of tall trees. For the local farmers, selling this coffee is the main source of income. They harvest the ripe fruit by hand, a process that is quite often obstructed by cheeky baboons. After the harves... Read more

Camel herding is deeply rooted in the life, culture, and tradition of the Karrayyu, an ancient nomadic pastoralist tribe living in Ethiopia. Karrayyu herders residing in the Fantalle district have a long tradition of camel milking, camel milk production, and consumption of fresh camel milk, which... Read more

Produced in the area of Wenchi volcano in the Ethiopian Oromia region, this honey is gathered between October and December, at the end of the rainy season. The honey comes from traditional cylindrical hives, made with a combination of bamboo, banana-like leaves, wood, and straw. The bees in the a... Read more

Rira honey is produced in Rira village in the Ethiopian region of Oromia by the Arsi-Oromo people. They hang the hives on the highest tree branches of trees such as Cordia africana, Hagenia, and Podocarpus. The hives are traditionally made with a combination of bamboo, vines, and straw. ... Read more