Kiboko

ORIGIN

In Burundi coffee is a major contributor to the economy and a main source of income to many families who depend on the industry. Coffee contributes to 30% of the countries exports. Burundi is a small country that produces mainly Arabica coffee from Bourbon variety and washed process. Grown at high altitudes and is often characterized by a bright acidity and pleasant notes of citrus, which is particularly the case of Kayanza region. The coffee sector mainly consists of small producers who own between 50-200 trees, selling their cherries to wet mills which prepare the coffees to be exported. This coffee is prepared and sun-dried on African beds by Ramadhan Salum, entrepreneur and producer, who has invested to set up several wet mills in Kayanza .