Rwanda Gakenke Coko Mbilima - Organic

Medium bodies with notes of dark plums, sweet orange, and a lingering brown sugar finish.

This coffee comes from 517 smallholder farmers, located in the surroundings of Mbilima Washing station in Rwanda's rugged northwest, owned by Musasa Dukunde Kawa Cooperative. The Mbilima washing station lies at 1,800 metres above sea level and serves farmers within the Ruli Sector of Gakenke District of Rwanda's Northern Province.

Most of the small-scale producers involved with Mbilima own less than a quarter of a hectare of land, where they cultivate on average between 250 and 300 coffee trees each, as well as other subsistence food crops, including maize and beans. The cooperative allows the farmers to combine their harvests and process cherries centrally.

Much of the cuccess of Musasa Dukinde Kawa can be attributed to the transformational PEARL prorgramme of which it was a part. The project switched the focus of the Rwandan coffee sector from its historic emphasis on quantity to one of quality, thus opening Rwanda up to the much more highly valued specialty coffee market. 

This coffee is certified Organic.