ERATOI

2024 was the sixth year that we have worked with the Eratoi group and this community continues to delight us with their delicious fully washed coffee. Located at an altitude of 1800masl, Eratoi is a large area of Letefoho where the coffee forests are widely dispersed under the imposing gaze of Mount Ramelau, Timor-Leste’s most sacred mountain. The harvest starts marginally later here, as slightly cooler temperatures at this elevation mean coffee requires a bit of extra time to ripen when compared with our lower altitude groups.

Eratoi continues to be led by Karst’s field manager, Simao Pedro de Deus, and this group of 40 smallholder farmers has now become the largest community that we work with. Members set an excellent example to other coffee farmers in Timor-Leste and this group has some of the best kept coffee forests which are consistently producing healthy yields and therefore increasing annual household incomes. This is largely due to Simao’s leadership and long before the Timorese government was talking about the need for coffee tree rehabilitation, he was already promoting professional agricultural practices focusing on increased volumes and better quality cherries. This conscientious approach to farming and working collectively as a community means that you can be sure that the coffee from Eratoi will consistently produce a delicious coffee with bold flavour notes that balance beautifully within your cup.