Rwanda

Coffee farmers spreading whole cherries on raised beds for processing in Rwanda

Coffee trees were first planted in Rwanda when it was a Belgian colony during the 19th century. Things looked promising for the coffee-producing industry until the 1900s when a brutal civil war threw the country into turmoil, devastating lives and industries. A century later, after the genocide ended in 2000, Rwanda received an influx of international aid, including large investments in the coffee-producing industry, and in 2004, the first washing station was built. Beautiful Rwanda and its people have been to hell and back, but the terroir and climate continue to make the country a fantastic specialty coffee destination worth caring about.

Sourcing Updates September 2023

Harvest

Rwanda has one main harvesting period from May to September. Coffees will typically ship from each origin about 3-4 months after the harvest begins.​

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Farms, coffees and producers from Rwanda

Natural process coffee beans drying on raised African bed spread in layers for clarity in cup profile

Buliza

Producer watering baby coffee seedlings to grow and cultivate coffee trees in Rwanda at Bwenda Mountain

Bwenda Mountain

Top view of Cyato Washing Station in the coffee belt in Rwanda

Cyato

Empty raised drying beds ready for processing coffee beans in Gatare washing station Rwanda

Gatare

Beautiful landscape view overlooking natural processed coffee cherries drying under sun in valley and mountains of Rwanda

Gicumbi

The coffee washing station at Gisanga in Rwanda for preparing specialty coffee

Gisanga

Raised drying beds in Rwandan landscape at Gitega Hills

Gitega Hills

View of Lake Kivu in Rwanda at a coffee producing area

Intango

Women hand sorting coffee at Gicumbi District Rwanda

Nova Coffee

Landscape view of Rwandan country from Tumba Coffee Washing Station

Tumba

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Gallery of Photos of Rwanda

Women hand sorting coffee at Gicumbi District Rwanda
Woman raking dried coffee cherries on raised beds in Gicumbi District Rwanda
Rwanda photo ripe harvest cherries in hand
Nova Coffee owner Agnes Mukamushinja holding washed processed green coffee beans in Rwanda
Coffee tree seedlings growing under shade at Bwenda Mountain Rwanda to give to local farmers to grow the coffee community
Beautiful landscape of Bwenda Mountain washing station for community coffee processing in Rwanda
Producer watering baby coffee seedlings to grow and cultivate coffee trees in Rwanda at Bwenda Mountain
Raised drying beds in Rwandan landscape at Gitega Hills
Rwanda coffee producer Bernard Uwitije with female worker cultivating baby coffee seedlings
Rwandan landscape across a coffee washing station
Unripe green coffee cherries bunched on branches of coffee tree
Unripe green coffee cherries on branches projecting upwards
Beautiful landscape view overlooking natural processed coffee cherries drying under sun in valley and mountains of Rwanda
View of the Cyato Coffee Washing Station in Rwanda
Female coffee workers sorting through natural processed arabica cherries drying on raised beds at Cyato washing station Rwanda
Top view of Cyato Washing Station in the coffee belt in Rwanda
View of coffee cherries drying and Intango Washing Station in Rwanda
Natural process coffee beans drying on raised African bed spread in layers for clarity in cup profile
View of Lake Kivu in Rwanda at a coffee producing area
Coffee farmers spreading whole cherries on raised beds for processing in Rwanda
Red bourbon coffee cherries ripening on tree Rwanda
Coffee cherries growing on a tree
Hands holding coffee cherries at origin
Farmer picking ripe coffee cherries from wild grown tree
Gatare washing station mountain view with red earth in Rwanda coffee growing region
Various stages of ripeness in coffee cherries red bourbon varietal growing on a wild coffee tree in the natural forest
Empty raised drying beds ready for processing coffee beans in Gatare washing station Rwanda
The coffee washing station at Gisanga in Rwanda for preparing specialty coffee
Arabica red bourbon coffee cherries and beans growing on a wild coffee tree in Rwanda
Red bourbon coffee cherries before they are ripe and ready for harvest in Tumba Rwanda coffee growing area
Landscape view of Rwandan country from Tumba Coffee Washing Station
Rwanda coffee producer Venuste Mugiraneza presenting clean washed process green beans at Tumba washing station Rwanda
Washing channels to wash mucilage off green coffee beans to create washed process cup profiles in Tumba washing station Rwanda
Flowering coffee tree
Producer spreading washed coffee beans on raised beds for drying with mountain backdrop
Ripe coffee cherries on tree in front of foggy mountain view
Hands presenting washed dried arabica coffee beans
Ripening coffee cherries wild variety on tree

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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work, the Ngunnawal people. We pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.

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