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In Yirgacheffe agriculture is based on traditional methods. Although coffee production is one of the most lucrative, the farms also produce other
vegetables and fruits. Due to the landscape, the coffee cherries are picked by hand and no chemicals are used.

The capital of the region is also
called Yirgacheffe and the most symbolic natural attraction is the Bonga Mountain.

The Beloya washing station lies in the Kochere District, just north of Chelelektu, and 45km from Dilla, the administrative centre of the Gedeo Zone.
The washing station itself has two processing units to ensure a timely washing and drying of the cherry, using water from the local river system.
Smallholder farmers in the hills surrounding the washing station will bring their cherry here to be processed, cupped, and sold.

During carbonic maceration, an anaerobic environment is created by pumping carbon dioxide into a sealed container filled with whole coffee
clusters. The carbon dioxide gas permeates through the coffee berries skins and begins to stimulate fermentation at an intracellular level. The
entire process takes place inside each intact berry. Ethanol is produced as a by-product of this process but studies have shown that other unique
chemical reactions take place that have a distinctive effect on the coffee.