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Burundi Kirezi
Coffee is known in Burundi as ‘the precious cherry’, and is the main crop of the region
"Overtures of fruit and a sweet, smokey mouthfeel."
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What?
Most coffee trees in Burundi are Red Bourbon. Because of the increasingly small size of coffee plantings, aging rootstock is a very big issue in Burundi. Many farmers have trees that are over 50 years old, but with small plots to farm, it is difficult to justify taking trees entirely out of production for the 3-4 years it will take new plantings to begin to yield.
Where?
There are around 1,640 smallholders living around Tangara, Burundi who deliver the coffee to Gihere Central Washing station. The coffee partner within the country operates nine different washing stations and works within communities to increase farmer livelihoods and general equality in coffee producing areas.
Who?
The construction of Gihere CWS has enabled local coffee farming families to sell coffee as cherry at fair prices, avoiding the high labor and time costs of processing in order to spend more time pursuing other projects and income generating activities.
How?
During the harvest season, all coffee is selectively hand-picked. Most families only have 200 to 250 trees, and harvesting is done almost entirely by the family. Bugestal knows that even small distances can be time consuming and expensive to travel for smallholder farmers, and they know that receiving cherry immediately after harvest is crucial to quality.
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