RWASHOSCO/Maraba III Sovu Washing Station - Rwanda 2012 Verified listing

MARABA III SOVU CWS is among the four CWS owned by Abahuzamugambi ba kawa Maraba cooperative. Abahuzamugambi ba kawa Maraba cooperative was the first cooperative to build coffee washing station (Cyarumbo CWS in 2001) in Rwanda after the Genocide against Tutsi in 1994. And it became a refreshing symbol for Rwandan coffee sector after such horrible situation. MARABA III SOVU was constructed in 2005 and is located in Huye Sector, Huye District, in Southern Province. Abahuzamugambi ba kawa Maraba cooperative is composed of 1,372 members and coffee farmers who do supply more than 80 % of the whole supplied cherries. While the remaining 20% of the supplied cherries came from other farmers who are not necessary members of the cooperative. They also do play a vital role in the members’ daily life as they do support them in several activities including health and education. It operates under the following climatic conditions:
Latitude: 466710
Longitude: 9718016
Altitude: 1764m - from 1600 to 1800 meters
Coffee variety: Bourbón
Soil type: silt-clay-sandy and silt-sandy
Soil Ph mean: 5.1
Precipitation range: 1200 to 1300 mm
Temperature range: 18 -19 degrees Celsius
CWS Owner: Abahuzamugambi Ba kawa (“Together we work the coffee”)
Treatment capacity: 99 tons
Fermentation method: Wet processing
Drying table: 16, full sun drying
Storage: One warehouse with natural ventilation system
Road accessibility: Good
Water source: mountain natural spring
Energy Source: Generator
Environmental protection measures: Natural seepage
Day Lot Date: 7/5/12