The Kata Mudaga Union was established on August 2016 by 35 primary cooperatives and includes a total of 17,594 small-scale farmer members. Kata Mudaga is located within the regional state of Oromia, Jimma zone, and Agarois its town closest. Agaro islocated 397km from Addis Ababa.

Working area: includes five rural districts in the Jimma Zone: Goma, Gera, Gummay, Setema and Sigimo.

Climate: the temperature ranges from 12-24 degrees Celsius with an annual rain fall from between 1600–2000mm.

Aims:

To improve the life standard of member farmers by enhancing household income levels. This is accomplished by providing a direct marketing channel to coffee buyers, which can better provide a good price for members’ products.
Return earning paid as dividend to producers from their primary cooperatives.
Traceability: washed and natural organic coffees from Gera, Goma and Gummay.

Union Price Transparency:

5% go toward export related expenses (e.g. transport, jute bags, etc.)

5% is the Union’s commission and in part gets directed to staff salary and different investments that will help union grow and develop

The remaining 90% of export proceeds go directly to the coop and are distributed based on the following criteria:

-payment of outstanding loans and then;

-70% paid goes to coop members as dividends;

-30% pays for coop expenses, out of which 10% goes towards social projects: building schools, constructing roads, clean water, etc.