KIBINGO, BURUNDI

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In the roaster’s words

Location : Kayanza, Northern Burundi Landed : March 2026 Altitude : 1,700 - 1,900 masl Varietal : Red Bourbon Process : Washed Flavour profile : Apricot, toffee & rooibos Category : Fruity & Juicy Free shipping over £32. Buy 2x250g bags and get 50%off your third one. We are very excited to be returning to this washing station from the Kayanza region for the sixth year in a row! This lot is a step away from the honey of the last two years, and back over to a meticulously processed washed lot! These lots keep us going back year on year to the Kibingo washing station due to their incredible consistency alongside such a sweet and clean flavour profile. A sweet and clean lot, sweet sticky apricot upfront, chewy toffee that lingers through the middle with a sweet and slight nutty floral nature, rooibos. ABOUT There are 3,515 smallholders living around Kayanza, Burundi who deliver their cherry to Kibingo washing station. Sucafina import this coffee from their in-country partner Greenco . In addition to operating 13 washing stations in Burundi and processing excellent coffee, Greenco is also working with communities to increase farmer livelihoods and general equality in coffee producing areas. KIBINGO WASHING STATION Kibingo washing station is located in the commune of Kayanza in northern Burundi. The station itself sits 1,893 meters above sea level. The altitude of the farms in the neighbouring hills that supply the washing station varies from 1,700 to 1,900 meters above sea level. Kibingo serves 3,515 registered coffee growers, spread over 18 hills in the area. All producers registered at a Greenco washing station are organised in groups of 30 people, headed by a farm leader. This leader acts as a spokesman to facilitate communication and organisation with the washing station. The washing station is equipped with 10 fermentation tanks, 2 soaking tanks and a drying field with 165 drying tables and 4 pre-drying tables. Kibingo can process 750,000 kg of cherry per day. At the washing station, farmers can obtain organic fertiliser from composted coffee pulp. To promote farm renovation, producers can get low-cost, subsidised coffee seedlings at the washing station. Each station has its own nursery for this purpose. The washing station participates in a number of farmer outreach and support projects including a livestock rearing project and a range of Farmer Hub projects centred on strengthening cooperatives and improving yields. GREENCO IN BURUNDI The average cherry

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Landed March 2026; supplied by smallholders around Kayanza to Kibingo washing station.