LALA SALAMA DECAF

About this coffee

This is one of the nicest decaf coffees we have tried and tastes just like a caramel chocolate digestive with a subtle fruit finish. We have roasted this a little lighter than usual for decaf to highlight the complexity and sweetness this coffee has to offer.

This coffee is sourced from the Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (OCFCU), a farmer-owned union based in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, where highland Arabica coffee is cultivated under favorable climatic conditions and long-established agricultural practices. Established in 1999, the union brings together numerous primary cooperatives and a wide network of smallholder farmers, coordinating cultivation, processing, quality control, and marketing in order to represent grower interests while supplying consistent, export-grade coffee to international buyers.

The coffee is typically shade-grown and managed using traditional agroforestry systems that support local biodiversity, protect soil structure, and maintain long-term fertility. As a cooperative organization, OCFCU reinvests part of its earnings into social and economic projects in coffee-growing communities, including education, healthcare, rural infrastructure, and farmer training in agronomy, processing, and quality improvement. This model allows buyers to engage directly with a supply chain that supports smallholder livelihoods while ensuring a stable high-quality offering.