KCC/Gisuma coffee - Rwanda 2014 Verified listing

Gisuma coffee washing station is owned by Gisuma cooperative which is composed of coffee growers and farmers who initiated this business (135 members)

The idea come after that, they had noticed that in their sector (Gisuma) there was no processing facilities and their coffee cherries had been purchased to be processed in other areas other than Gisuma sector.

In 2009 they started the coffee washing station with only 135 members at that time, but till now it accounts for 193 members with around 40,000 coffee trees  that supply around 85% of the total cherries processed at the coffee washing station.

This CWS won 3rd place in the last year 2013 CoE competition

Specific information and climatic conditions
Latitude (m): 416994;  Longitude (m): 9745834
Province: Western; District: Rusizi, Sector: Giheke
Altitude: 1705 meters, processing cherries from 1600 to 2100 meters
Coffee variety: Arabica-Bourbón
Soil pH mean: 4.2-5.1
Precipitation range: 1200 to 1300 mm
Temperature range (Celcius degrees):18-19
CWS Owner: Gisuma Cooperative
Creation date: 2009
Processing capacity: 450 tons/Year
Processing method: Wet processing
Drying system: Natural sun drying,
Road accessibility: Fair
Water source: mountain natural spring
Energy Source: Generator
Certification: Faire trade
Contact person: TUMWAMINI Jean Paul