MICOF KIRAMBO - Rwanda 2015 Verified listing

KIRAMBO CWS Formally owned by by Gorilla Mountain Coffee (GMC), Kirambo Coffee washing station was rented for the last two years by Mibirizi Coffee & Foodstuffs (MICOF Ltd) company. Kirambo CWS was built   at 1550 m above sea level where the average rainfall of 1600 mm per year and the average temperature of 22°C. These characteristics make the perfect conditions for growing the Arabica Bourbón coffee. In addition for the last two years, MICOF Ltd has been working closely with KOPAKAMA cooperative, a cooperative with more than 400,000 coffee trees during 2015 season, KOPAKAMA provided more than 70% of the coffee that was processed in Kirambo CWS. And this their first prize as Cup of Excellence winner for this year  2015

The quality processes

With an aspiration to provide to coffee consumers around the world the specialty coffee from Mibirizi,  MICOF has put a strict control throughout the whole value chain including wet processing, 4 wet mill machine with coffee washer and separator machine and multipurpose mucilage remover our coffees are cleaned with water  from mountains.

Our coffee undergoes meticulous processing and quality control beginning with careful selection process of full ripens cherries before initiating the processing followed by a floating exercise which help Mibirizi washing station to end up with an extra high quality parchment that guarantees a cleaner and more consistent flavor.   At the end of the process, coffee beans are slowly sun-dried and hand sorted many times to perfection by women, many of them survivors of the genocide who work hand in hand with their neighbours.

Geographical location and conditions

Province: West

District: Nyamasheke

Sector: KANJONGO

Establishment of Kirambo CWS: 2004

Main supplier: 800 coffee farmers from Kanjongo and Macuba sectors in Nyamasheke district

Production Season: February 15 through June 30

Varieties: 100% Arabica Bourbón

Growing conditions: Altitude of 1500 - 1800 m

Average Rainfall:  1600 mm per year

Average annual temperature: 22°C

Soils: weathered volcanic soils.

Processing:  Flotation tank

Owner: Rented by Mibirizi Coffee & Foodstuffs (MICOF Ltd)
Mr. Pierre MUNYURA, Managing Director
Address: P.O. Box 3780 Kigali, Republic of Rwanda.
Cell phone: (250) 788301762
E-mail: pierremunyura@gmail.com