This is the first ever coffee we’ve roasted from Burundi and we’re quite excited to be offering it.

This coffee comes from the Rugori Central Washing Station where there are 4,040 smallholders living around Busiga, Burundi who deliver their coffee cherries to be processed.  In addition to operating 13 washing stations in Burundi and processing excellent coffee, the importer we work with and their partners are working with communities to increase farmer livelihoods and general equality in coffee-producing areas.  

Coffee in Burundi  
Coffee arrived in Burundi during the 1940s with the Belgian colonial government. The Belgian government, which oversaw and administered to the twin territory of Ruanda-Urundi between 1922 and 1962, made coffee growing mandatory during their rule. When the Belgian government withdrew, many stopped tending their trees because it was no longer compulsory. However, many also saw the economic advantages of continuing to grow coffee, and the industry became central to Burundi’s national economy.  

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