AMG trading(Abebe Mulugeta Genet Trading) largest producer and exporter of coffee in Ethiopia, AMG Trading has a proud history of 15 years providing quality coffees to the local and international markets. Founded on the principles of bringing fairness and transparency to the coffee value chain while satisfying customer demand.
Abebe Mulugeta specializes in coffees sourced from Yirgacheffe, Lekempti, kaffa, Djimma, and Sidamo, names that epitomise fine Arabica coffee. Since its inception 15 years ago, AMG has established a track record of fair trading and excellent customer service, and now employs over 1,000 permanent staff . Directly and indirectly, it impacts the livelihoods of over 1 million coffee growers throughout the south eastern and south-western coffee-cultivating regions of Ethiopia.
The passion for fine coffee is coupled with consistent reinvestment not only in improved infrastructure, technology and processes, but AMG also invests 10% of its annual profits into social responsibility programs such as building churches and providing clean water to the communities it serves.
Sidamo was a province in the southern part of Ethiopia. Its name has it’s from a native ethnic group of Ethiopia, called Sidama, which are located in the south-central part of the country.
Yirgacheffe zone officially called Gedeo is a zone within the state of Southern Nations and Nationalities People’s Region. Yirgacheffe- which is a woreda (district) within the Gedeo Zone.
Djimma Coffee is grown in the Illubabor and Kaffa regions of Ethiopia at elevations from 4,400 to 6,000 feet above sea level within the biggest catchment area in Ethiopia.
Guji lies in the Oromiya region of southern Ethiopia. Coffees sourced from this region used to be classified together with Sidaamo, but have since been recognised for their distinct.
Nekemte is a market town in western Ethiopia, lying just over 300k west of Addis Ababa in a region of high rainfall and many hills. Coffee grows in rust-red volcanic soils.
Limmu is a rugged, mountainous region stretching from south-central to south-western Ethiopia, part of the Oromiya Zone, that produces primarily washed coffees.
AMG coffee is the market leader for specialty coffee in Ethiopia. Traceability, Transparency and Quality are their mantras and can be tested in every cup. One of the most professional companies I have ever worked with.
It is a beautiful website. Congratulations! It is easy to navigate around and to find what you are looking for. I like the different regions described under "source". AMG Trading really is the people's company to me. I would market Israel as a person even more online, and also the farmers. And I think you can talk about your sustainability projects more on the site.
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