Description
Origin: Gishyita, Kigarama Cell, Karongi District, Rwanda
Variety: Red Bourbon
Altitude: 1640m
Process: Natural
This coffee comes from the Gishyita washing station in Rwanda’s Karongi District. Established in 2010, the washing station lies on the slope of a mountain looking west across Lake Kivu toward the hills of Congo in the distance. The station employs 6 staff full time with the addition of 80 seasonal workers during the season, 90% of which are women. A total of 995 local farmers rely on Gishyita for cherry processing.