Rwanda – FTO – COOPAC – Kigeyo Washing Station – FLO ID 33687 B10970
Specs:
Source:
Rwanda
Region:
Lake Kivu, Rutsiro District
Farm:
Kigeyo Washing Station
Variety:
Bourbon
Altitude:
1800–2000 masl
Processing:
Washed
Notes:
"Sugary sweet with round fruit acidity and a creamy mouthfeel; lots of grapefruit and lemon with caramel and floral flavors."
Score:
Price/Bag:
$5.49 per lb
$274.50 per bagOut of stock
Background:
COOPAC is a Fair Trade–certified cooperative located near Lake Kivu on the steep slopes of volcanic mountains. The organization founded by Emmanuel Rwakagara, who is the president of COOPAC as well as the owner of the Gishamwana Island coffee estate. COOPAC began with 110 farmers in April 2001, and currently has 8,000 members contributing coffee from Ack, Ubuzima, Tuzamurane, Kopabm, Abakundakurima and Abanyamurava. With over 50 washing stations along the northern landscape of Lake Kivu, COOPAC exports 150 containers of Fair Trade certified coffee annually.
COOPAC is committed to environmental and social sustainability in addition to producing high quality coffee. Waste by-products from processing are used as fertilizer rather than discarded into the lake, and shade trees are distributed to farmers to prevent soil erosion. COOPAC has assisted in the construction of a school, health-care clinics, and roads and bridges in the community. The cooperative also has a program to distribute cows and goats to the most productive farmers and provides farmers with an agricultural advisor to teach the latest production methods.
More info at www.COOPAC.com
For more information about coffee production in Rwanda, visit our Rwanda Origin Page.
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