Fully washed Arabica from Burundi’s northern highlands
Our 15+ lots come from smallholder farms in Ngozi and Kayanza, in the north of Burundi. Farmers hand-pick ripe cherries of the heirloom Red Bourbon variety, which are pulped, fermented and washed at local washing stations, then sun-dried on raised African beds.
We buy through a long-standing partner in Bujumbura, a licensed ODECA exporter. The coffee is milled, screened to 15+ and hand-sorted before export.
Specification
| Species / variety | Arabica, mainly Red Bourbon |
| Process | fully washed, sun-dried on raised beds |
| Grade | screen 15+ |
| Moisture | 10.5 – 12 % |
| Altitude | 1,600 – 2,000 m |
| Region | Ngozi and Kayanza, northern Burundi |
| Harvest | March – July; export from September |
| Packing | 60 kg jute bags (GrainPro on request) |
| Port | Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) |
| Typical lot | 320 bags – 19.2 t per 20 ft container |
Typical specification. Each lot is confirmed by a pre-shipment sample and stated in the contract.
Washing stations and EUDR
One of the stations we buy from is SDL Kagina in Marangara commune, Ngozi province. Its plot register covers 1,385 GPS-mapped plots from 495 farmers, all well under 4 ha, so each lot can be traced to its plots for the EU due diligence statement.
In the cup
A vivid, elegant cup: red berries and citrus zest, floral notes of jasmine and black tea, honey sweetness and a structured, bright acidity with a silky body.
Independent quality control
Before contract, samples are graded and cupped by independent, licensed Q-graders in Belgium. Each export lot comes with the ODECA quality certificate, phytosanitary certificate and ICO certificate of origin.
From Bujumbura to Europe
Lots are loaded at origin and trucked along the Central Corridor to Dar es Salaam, where they are received, sampled and stored by our logistics partner before shipment to Antwerp or direct to the buyer.
Kagina washing station, Ngozi
Marangara commune in Ngozi province, where the Kagina plots are mapped.
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