RWATANO - Rwanda 2014 Verified listing

Rwatano CWS was built in 2007 with an entrepreneur Mr. Hirwa Isaie with a specific aim of processing coffee cherries from Musha (Gikonko) sector, Gisagara District Southern Province.

The washing station was then sold to Mr Rubayiza Aloys in 2013 who has continued to run the factory and took the lead and registered in CoE 2013 competition where the washing station won the 12th position.

The factory now works with around 1,002 coffee growers who are supplying cherries and the coffee washing station does provide assistance whereby it offers them inputs to farmers including fertilizers in order to increase the production of their farms.

Specific information and climatic conditions
Latitude (m):  457385 Longitudes (m): 9697484
Province: Southern; District: Gisagara; Sector: Musha
Altitude: 1819 meters, processing cherries from 1600 to 1900 meters
Coffee variety: Arabica-Bourbón
Soil type: Clay, clay - sandy
Soil pH mean: 5.3
Precipitation range: 1300 to 1400 mm
Temperature range (Celsius degrees): 17 -18 degrees
CWS Owner: RWATANO CWS; Status: Private
Processing capacity: 1000 tons/year
Processing System:  Wet processing
Drying system: Natural sun drying,
Road accessibility: Good
Water source: Natural spring
Energy Source: Generator,
Contact person: Mr. Aloys