€9,50 – €34,00
Country: Burundi
Region: Muyinga
Variety: Red Bourbon, Arabica
Grade: A1
Altitude: 1700 – 1800 masl
Soil: Volcanic
Processing: Fully washed
Screen size: 15+
Cupping notes: Dark Chocolate, Orange Blossom and Walnut
We purchased this coffee as a result of our collaboration with Pure Africa Coffee, an importer of green coffee from Rwanda, Burundi and soon Uganda. For this Collaboration, Ikigai Coffee takes care of the quality assessment of the coffees from all visited coops and when a coffee like this hits the table, we just had to share it.
Coffee Cooperative Nkamwayacu is located in Muyinga province, north western Burundi. This area, near the border with Tanzania, has high altitudes and perfect circumstances for growing coffee.
Nkamwayacu is located in a remote area with a low degree of economic development. After having visited Nkamwayacu multiple times and cupping the coffee we were convinced this is an area where Pure Africa wants to be present. The management of the cooperative is professional and invested in economic development. We want to work with them in further improvement by paying fair prices for their coffee.
Premium
More often than not, a bonus paid for quality does not find its way to the smallholders. But because of the well established and open relationships Pure Africa maintains with their partners in Rwanda and Burundi, the farmers receive premiums on top of their requested pricing for high cupping scores. Pure Africa also offers micro credits for partners to invest in their business and thus to avoid expensive loans from rural banks where interest rates vary between 20%-25%.
€9,50 – €34,00
