Southwestern coffee area. The Bench Sheko Zone, in the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, has Mizan Teferi as its hub.
The former Bench Maji Zone is now split between Bench Sheko and West Omo zones. Bench Sheko, in the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, has Mizan Teferi as its administrative hub. It produced 10,097 tons of coffee in the year ending 2005, and its highest point is Mount Guraferda at 2,494 m.
Field notes
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Gesha Village, listed in the Bench Maji zone at about 1,963-1,977 m, lies next to the Gori Gesha Forest, which the farm calls Geisha's birthplace.
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A study table lists Bench Maji among the zones with Ethiopia's forest and semi-forest coffee.
In the cup, according to guides
- EarthyOften notedOne exporter describes Bench Maji lots as earthy, full-bodied naturals.
- BodyMoreThe same exporter describes full-bodied lots.
Within Bench Maji
Elsewhere in Ethiopia
Sources · 5 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-10. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Bench Sheko Zone · Wikipedia
- Factors influencing organic honey production level and marketing: evidence from southwest Ethiopia · Heliyon 7(9):e07975 (2021), Tadesse et al.
- Gesha Village (lineup) · Geshary Coffee
- Guide to Ethiopian Green Coffee Origins · Ethio Coffee (exporter)
- Ethiopian Coffee: Taste, Growing Regions, Production, and Brewing · Colipse Coffee