D.R. Congo Katanda Natural
About This Coffee
The Region
Katanda village is located in the Isale region of Nord-Kivu (North of Lake Kivu), on the edge of Virunga National Park, bordered by Uganda to the east. The region has excellent conditions for speciality arabica production with plentiful rainfall, high altitude and highly fertile volcanic soils. The region is also very poverty-stricken and has had a severe lack of infrastructure which has made high quality arabica both difficult to produce and very challenging to export. Virunga Coffee Company has sought to overcome many of these problems through hands-on farmer education and investment in local infrastructure such as roads and bridges. This has allowed quality improvements every season and, in turn, higher premiums for farmers.
The Process
Ripe cherries are delivered to the wetmill for careful sorting and floatation in clean water tanks. The ripe cherries sink due to their high density and the floaters are removed and used for lower grade production. The ripe cherries are then dried in the sun on raised African beds for 12 - 15 days until the optimum moisture content has been reached. They must be turned consistently to ensure even drying and prevent mold or overfermentation. Once the coffee has dried it is transported to Butembo for dry-milling, grading, sorting and handpicking (triage), before being bagged in GrainPro for export.
- Subregion Lubero, Isale, North Kivu
- Producer Type Washing Station
- Wet Mill Katanda
- Processing Natural/Dry Processed
- Bag Types Grain Pro / Ecotact
- Plant Species Arabica
- Variety Bourbon
- Min Growing Altitude 1500m
- Max Growing Altitude 1800m
- Screen Size 15 Up
- On Sale No
- Top Lot No
- Price Per Kg £9.95
- Status Spot
- Coffee Grade DRC CA WA KIVU G3 SD
- CTRM Contract Number P8003096-2
- Origin Democratic Republic of Congo
- Warehouse Vollers Group Uk