Akagera (Rwanda)

$23

Origin

Rwanda

Region

Bushekeri

altitude

1600 - 1900m

variety

Red Bourbon

process

Natural

roast

Medium Light

tasting notes

BERRIES

HONEY

FLORAL

Weight

250 G

1 KG

GRIND SIZE

Whole beans

Filter

Espresso

Quantity

-

1

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CAD 23$

In Rwanda coffee is intercropped with native and fruiting trees and other annual crops due to land scarcity. This  enables farmers to achieve a better combination of food and cash crops,  it also helps maintain biodiversity and  healthy soils while  controlling  erosion on the steep cultivated slopes. 

This coffee comes from the Nyamasheke District, set in between Lake Kivu (Rwanda's largest lake and the sixth largest in Africa) and the Nyungwe National Forest, one of the oldest rainforests in Africa, also known for its rich biodiversity. The unique flavors produced in coffees of this region are attributed to the high elevation combined with the cool, humid air of this particular area. 

Afrodis Gahonzire with four other coffee growers (Azitha Urwijumukondo, Athanase Fatisuka, Gratien Nkejuwimy, and Froduard Rusingizandekwe) are the farmers behind this  exceptional natural red bourbon coffee. Afrodis also manages the Akarega washing station and oversees everything from cherry intake to processing, drying and storage. 

 
The Akagera washing  is considered relatively small with only 460 farmers delivering cherries for a total of 380 bags of exportable green coffee each year; this allows the managers to focus exclusively on high quality specialty coffee. 

 
 

 

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