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Gakenke
Burundi
Pear / Satsuma / Lavender
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This coffee is grown at elevations of 1,650–1,950 masl by smallholder producers in Kayanza province, where the majority of Burundi’s coffee is produced. Farmers typically cultivate less than half a hectare of land, growing coffee alongside crops such as bananas, beans, yams, taro, and cassava.
Cherries are selectively handpicked and delivered to Gakenke Washing Station, established in 1991, where the coffee is centrally processed. Through their work with local washing stations, many smallholder farmers gain access to investment, education, and improved infrastructure, supporting both quality and long-term sustainability.
Gakenke Washing Station
Burundi Micro Lots
Most of Burundi's coffee is produced in the highlands of Kayanza, in the country's north near the border with Rwanda. Burundi almost exclusively produces micro-lots, with the average farmer owning less than one hectare of land. As a result, most coffee lots are composed of cherries sourced from multiple producers, farms, and varieties.
Gakenke Washing Station
THE ROLE OF WASHING STATIONS
The quality of these coffees lots are shaped by the washing stations where cherry is processed. Kayanza is home to 21 washing stations that serve local producers. The sorting, fermenting and washing of coffee all contribute to the quality and uniformity of each lot.
Cafe Imports has partnered with select stations, including Gakenke, since first sourcing from the region in 2006.
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