Ártartomány: 2 990 Ft - 23 990 Ft
ORIGIN Rwanda
REGION Eastern Province, Gatsibo
FARMER Baho Coffee – Humure Coffee Washing Station
PROCESS Anerobic natural
VARIETAL Bourbon
TASTING NOTES Strawberry, pomelo, IPA
PROFILE Espresso & filter
Humure station is unusual in Rwanda as it is managed entirely by women. Our in-country partner, Baho Coffee, has invested in new washing channels and a large storage unit to help the station produce even more amazing coffees. The station is named after the highest hill in the area, which is a tourist destination as well as a spot for many community members. As Rusatira Emmanuel, Managing Director of Baho Coffee, says, “It’s like a flag for the area.”
Cultivation
Farmers in Rwanda have small coffee plots, usually around 250 trees. Most coffee trees are intercropped with food crops like maize and potatoes. Despite their small size, for many, coffee remains the main cash crop and their biggest source of income throughout the year.
Washing stations countrywide, including those owned by Baho Coffee, are striving to incentivize high quality coffee production with better prices and support for farmers seeking to improve the quality of their harvest.
In the early 2000s the Rwandan government, with the input of international partners, identified coffee as a potentially key generator of much needed export revenue. To improve the quality of coffee, the government has incentivized the creation of new washing stations in coffee producing areas and has partnered with local stakeholders to make sure that farmers are the main beneficiaries. As one measure to this end, the government supports washing stations by providing inputs. The stations, in turn, transport the inputs from government warehouses to the area so farmers can access them more easily. The station is also involved in training farmers how to use inputs properly.
Humure station supports farmers in a number of other ways as well. The station provides safety equipment such as masks and gloves for farmers to use while applying certain chemicals. Humure also supports farmers with small, year-long loans to help with the costs of production and other expenditures such as medical bills or school fees. The station grows seedlings and distributes them to farmers to help them renew aging rootstock. They provide trainings on hygiene and sanitation and help farmers gain access to clean water.
Humure also organizes Farmer Field Schools (FFS). FFS are groups of 20-30 farmers who live and farm close to one another. The farmers then elect a lead farmer who attends trainings at the station. The lead farmer returns to their area and teaches the group he leads using a centrally located demonstration plot. Through the FFS, farmers learn about soil conservation, water protection, waste management and more.
Baho Coffee
Rusatira Emmanuel is the founder and owner of Baho Coffee. Rusatira established Baho Coffee in 2013 after a long career in coffee that began as a washing station manager and culminated in a position as head of a department, managing a number of stations. Today, Baho Coffee oversees four washing stations across Rwanda. With one station in each of the coffee producing provinces, Baho Coffee has access to a wide range of profiles and processing methods.
In addition to providing a number of educational, financial and agricultural services to farmers, Baho Coffee also has several social programs that are geared towards helping farmers, especially marginalized groups like women, older farmers and youth.
Üzemeltető
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7634 Pécs, Minda utca 10.
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