Kochere has become known for its distingwished coffees amongst Yirgacheffe's special lots. Within Kochere Chelelektu is the place where the very first washing station appeared (in 1990) to change ethiopian coffee trade forever. Altough the process needs water and investment the labour and transportation price for washed coffee made a huge change. It also allowed for the most amazing flavors to get more attention within the coffees of Ethiopia.