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Tigray coffee: Growing high‑value coffee through  agroforestry

Ethiopia has long been celebrated as the birthplace of coffee, known worldwide for its rich and diverse flavors. Yet while many coffee lovers have tasted Ethiopian beans, few have experienced coffee from the Tigray Region, where the dry climate and high altitude create a distinctive profile with subtle, spice‑like notes that set it apart from …

Exclosures for landscape restoration in Tigray

In the North Ethiopian Highlands, decades of agricultural expansion, overgrazing, and unsustainable forest use have left the land severely degraded. Ethiotrees is tackling this challenge through exclosures, community managed areas that drive landscape regeneration. We spoke with Project Coordinator Seifu Gebreslassie, one of the founders of Ethiotrees, who has been managing the project together with …