Evaluation of Raya Azebo Coffee Landraces for Cup Quality Traits

In Ethiopia there are different known coffee types and place of origin of coffee having their own quality and flavor. Assessment of coffee quality is a key step in price setting and determines its export potential in coffee producing countries and to many coffee roasters and distributors. The study was conducted to evaluate Raya Azebo coffee landrace for bean quality traits. A total of ten (10) Raya Azebo coffee landrace along with two Hararghe coffee varieties were evaluated for bean physical and organoleptic coffee quality traits using Completely Randomized Design with three replications. The analysis of variance results showed significant difference among Raya Azebo coffee landrace for raw, cup and overall coffee quality. Most of the Raya Azebo coffee landraces possess mocha to slightly mocha flavor which represents the characteristics of typical quality profile of Hararghe coffee flavor. The coffee landraces had medium bean size as compared to other region coffee genotype. The bean size ranged from 88% to 97% with the overall mean of 94.33%. The coffee landraces had good and acceptable cup quality for aromatic quality, acidity, body, flavor and overall standards. The total cup and overall quality of Raya Azebo coffee landrace was in the range between 43.83% to 48.17% and 79.17% to 84%, respectively. Thus, the research results suggested the higher chance of selection of landraces to be developed as varieties for high and acceptable coffee quality.