Rwanda Horizon
Code: 1861/250 1861/1KG 1861/251 1861/1 Choose variantRelated products
Product detailed description
Flavour profile: red currant, blueberry jam, green tea, cocoa nibs
Area : Kigoma sector, Huye Mountain area
Washing station: Horizon
Variety: 100% arabica red bourbon
Coffee processing: natural
Altitude: 1 650 m above sea level
Harvest: 2024
Near its sister station Maraba is the Horizon station in the Kigoma sector. It lies just 20 km from the area's capital, Huye, and near the small town of Simbi.
Horizon Station is one of the most beautiful places in the southern province. The small three-hectare area lies in a valley surrounded by steep slopes. Pineapples grow on the edges and avocado trees line the roads.
The owner, Leo Fidele Ndagijimana, originally from the west of the country, first had to gain the trust and support of the locals after buying the station. He has done this and the station has become a positive asset to the community through the employment opportunities it offers. The station employs 94 people, 4 of whom are full time, and 70% of the staff are women.
Coffee cherries are supplied to the station by 1200 farmers, all of whose farms are within 2km of the station. The average farm has 7,000 coffee trees, but some have as few as 100, along with other crops. In 2019, when the station changed management, they processed 450 tonnes of coffee cherries. In 2023, the total production was estimated at 800 tonnes, but due to bureaucracy, production was suspended in the peak season, so this target was not reached. The station hopes to continue to grow and support the local community.
In the off-season, Fidele used part of the land near the station as pasture for four cows. He plans to gradually increase the number of cows for two main reasons: first, to use the manure as a supplement to the organic compost that the station produces and distributes to farmers, and second, for milk production. The aim is to regularly supply milk to the local farming community and the families of seasonal workers.
Additional parameters
| Category: | Coffee |
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| Taste preference: | Fruity coffee |
| Type of preparation: | Espresso |
| Země původu: | Rwanda |
| záloha: | 1861/251:3;1861/1:1 |