The Hambela farm is located a little more than 400 km south of Addis Ababa in the Oromo region, in the Guji appellation. It was created by the Metad company in 2013 and is spread over 200 hectares, covered by a dense forest. It is a forest where endemic species and trees grow, some of which are extremely old. It also where Metad collects cherries from coffee trees. Metad is very aware of the importance of preserving this natural heritage, which is an additional source of value for the coffee produced here. It is above all by protecting the local know-how of the farmers who create it that the environment will be maintained. Metad currently collects coffee produced by 3,200 farmers, members of 7 different associations, attached to this farm. They all work small, densely forested plots by hand at an altitude of about 2,000 metres. Metad operates a very precise traceability system. At the farm, Metad pays particularly close attention to the different stages of preparation, including collection, storage, etc. It has African beds for drying. The group has set up nurseries, producing about 600,000 plants that are distributed free of charge to farmers.