Mr. Hailu comes from a family of coffee producers. Their father first started coffee farming over 30 years ago in the Limmu Kosa area by planting trees and developing their farms. Now Mr. Hailu along with his brothers and sisters manage over 200 hectare of farm and are continuing to grow their operations every year. Mr. Hailu operates his own washing station in the Limmu Kosa area where he collects coffee from their own farms and also outgrowing farmers in their area.