Rango de precios: desde 13.00€ hasta 39.00€
TASTING NOTES: Nutella, Apple, Green Tea
SCA: 86 Points
PROCESS: Washing
HEIGHT: 1.500 - 1.700 m asl
ORIGIN: Burundi
TASTING NOTES: Nutella, Apple, Green Tea
SCA: 86 Points
PROCESS: Washing
HEIGHT: 1.500 - 1.700 m asl
ORIGIN: Burundi
Rango de precios: desde 13.00€ hasta 39.00€
Region: Bwongera coffee is a washing station located at Muruta hill, Gashoho municipality, Muyinga region. Its name comes from the water spring commonly known as Bwongera. A total of 1,239 farmers are involved and they have 100 drying beds. The manager of the washing station is Salvator Ndabarushimana and the agronomist is Abdallah Nshimirimana.
In Burundi, almost the entire population lives off what they grow, and some 700,000 families make their living directly from coffee, a product that the locals say is close to their hearts. It is a landlocked country with few economic resources and a predominantly agricultural economy, in which coffee is vital.
With an annual production of no more than 200,000 bags, Burundian coffee currently accounts for little more than 1 % of the world market, a percentage which, although very low compared to other producing countries, represents up to 65 % of Burundi's exports and therefore an important source of income for the national economy and for the more than 700,000 coffee-growing families who also dedicate part of their land to subsistence agriculture - wheat, maize, rice, bananas, etc. - to supplement their annual income with occasional income from the sale of their coffee. - to supplement their annual income with the occasional income from the sale of their coffee.
Coffee production in Burundi is mainly a smallholder activity, with an estimated 30% of households across the country depending on the crop for their livelihoods. Farms are small, less than one hectare, and the average number of trees per farmer is estimated to be between 50 and 250, a perfect ratio to ensure timely tree care and ensure high quality coffees.
Region: Bwongera coffee is a washing station located at Muruta hill, Gashoho municipality, Muyinga region. Its name comes from the water spring commonly known as Bwongera. A total of 1,239 farmers are involved and they have 100 drying beds. The manager of the washing station is Salvator Ndabarushimana and the agronomist is Abdallah Nshimirimana.
In Burundi, almost the entire population lives off what they grow, and some 700,000 families make their living directly from coffee, a product that the locals say is close to their hearts. It is a landlocked country with few economic resources and a predominantly agricultural economy, in which coffee is vital.
With an annual production of no more than 200,000 bags, Burundian coffee currently accounts for little more than 1 % of the world market, a percentage which, although very low compared to other producing countries, represents up to 65 % of Burundi's exports and therefore an important source of income for the national economy and for the more than 700,000 coffee-growing families who also dedicate part of their land to subsistence agriculture - wheat, maize, rice, bananas, etc. - to supplement their annual income with occasional income from the sale of their coffee. - to supplement their annual income with the occasional income from the sale of their coffee.
Coffee production in Burundi is mainly a smallholder activity, with an estimated 30% of households across the country depending on the crop for their livelihoods. Farms are small, less than one hectare, and the average number of trees per farmer is estimated to be between 50 and 250, a perfect ratio to ensure timely tree care and ensure high quality coffees.
