28.
Amal & Ishraq Al Ofairi
Jury code : 8674
jury score :
87.67
Genetics :
SL-28
Process :
Natural
lot size :
44.00LBS
traceability
VILLAGE :Bani Ofair
REGION : Maghrib Ans
GOVERNORATE : Dhamar
ALTITUDE :1800masl
FLAVOUR PROFILE
Red Grape, Apricot, Honeydew, Brown Sugar, Black tea
Amal & Ishraq Al-Ofairi
In Yemen’s central highlands, the community of Bani Ofair has long been recognised for its distinctive coffee. Perched at 1,800 metres above sea level, its fifty farming families work steep terraces nourished by aquifers and seasonal rains. Coffee here has become both a livelihood and a symbol of resilience, with farming knowledge handed down for generations.
Among its farmers are Amal and Ishraq Al-Ofairi, whose household of four manages around 300 coffee trees across 25 matrah of land. Amal began working the farm as a child, learning from her father and grandfather, while Ishraq now shares in managing the demanding seasonal work. Each year, the family plants new seedlings, ensuring continuity despite drought, low yields, and the challenges of farming in water-scarce terrain.
Their lot, an SL28 naturally processed coffee, expresses the elegance for which Bani Ofair is known. It carries bright fruit sweetness balanced with floral top notes and a grounding depth of sweetness and structure.
Bani Ofair is one of the focus communities for Qima Coffee’s seedling distribution programme, which provides genetically verified varieties adapted to the region. Alongside this, investments in reservoirs and irrigation networks have strengthened water access and secured farming livelihoods for more than 300 residents.
For Amal and Ishraq, coffee remains more than a crop. It is an inheritance, a source of stability, and their contribution to a community whose reputation now extends far beyond its mountain valleys.
