Burundi Ngozi FW15+
About This Coffee
The Producers
Cafex was launched by a Belgian-Burundian couple that wanted to combine the coffee production of their ancestral lands with sustainable development and a desire to improve the lives of the local population. Cafex has developed a profitable business model for all parties based on mutual participation with growers.
Throughout the production season, Cafex works closely with producers by providing technical support on pruning, natural fertilisation, coffee leaf rust management and selective harvesting. These extension services have become particularly valuable following recent outbreaks of coffee leaf rust, helping farmers improve both productivity and coffee quality. All producers receive payment electronically through local microfinance institutions, providing secure transactions while facilitating access to savings and agricultural credit. Coffee income also provides an important source of household revenue, helping many families invest in school fees and educational materials for their children.
Cherries from Mparamirundi, Nyanza Tuburi and Gitemezi are received and processed together as a dedicated community lot, preserving the identity of these neighbouring hills while ensuring complete traceability from cherry reception through export. By bringing together three small but highly committed coffee-growing communities, this lot highlights another expression of the remarkable diversity found within the Shikankoni supply area.
The Process
Ripe coffee cherries are first sorted by flotation to remove floaters and low-density fruit, then hand-selected to eliminate any remaining immature or defective cherries. The selected cherries are pulped and transferred to fermentation tanks, where the mucilage is naturally broken down. Following fermentation, the parchment is thoroughly washed in clean water and density graded through washing channels before being transferred to raised drying beds for slow, even drying.
- Subregion Shikankoni, Kayanza
- Producer Type Small Holder Farmers
- Wet Mill Shikankoni Washing Station
- Processing Natural / Dry Process
- Bag Types Grain Pro / Ecotact
- Plant Species Arabica
- Variety Bourbon
- Min Growing Altitude 1650m
- Max Growing Altitude 2000m
- Screen Size 15 Up
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- Price Per Kg £7.70
- Status Spot
- Coffee Grade BDI CA FW SC 15+
- CTRM Contract Number P8003235-4
- Origin Burundi
- Warehouse Vollers Group Uk