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Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union

ManufacturerUnclaimed

Farmer-owned cooperative exporting certified organic Yirgacheffe arabica from 46,000+ smallholders.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 🇪🇹Founded 200251-200 employeesyirgacheffeunion.com
BRICS+

What to check

  • Exists and is operating nowRegistration and company ID are valid, status is active, it files its reports, accounts are not frozen, the site answers, and its age matches what it claims. · Website live (Jun 2026)proof
  • Independently confirmedCertificates found in official registries, an active legal entity ID (LEI), fulfilled public contracts, real filed financials. · Certifications verifiable

Independent signals from open data. Open items are not confirmed, ask on contact.

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Safe, you can get it back

  • Credit card
  • PayPal Goods and Services
  • Escrow (money held until goods arrive)
  • Letter of Credit (for large orders)

Risky, gone for good

  • Bank wire to a personal account
  • Crypto
  • Western Union or MoneyGram
  • Gift cards

If a supplier only accepts methods you cannot reverse and refuses card or escrow, that is the number one scam signal. Walk away or use escrow.

The bank account name must match the registered company name. If it does not, stop.

For a first order, use an independent escrow service so the supplier is paid only after you receive the goods.

About

Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (YCFCU) represents over 46,000 smallholder farmers across 28 member cooperatives in Ethiopia's Gedeo Zone. The union produces, processes, and exports washed and sun-dried Yirgacheffe arabica with full organic and Fairtrade certifications, and is the sole source of the protected Yirgacheffe appellation.

Primary markets
🇩🇪 Germany 🇺🇸 United States 🇯🇵 Japan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇳🇴 Norway 🇳🇱 Netherlands
Certifications (declared)
EU OrganicFairtrade