CWS Muyongwe/Sotkamu - Rwanda 2014 Verified listing

Muyongwe washing station, located in the Gakenke district of the Northern Rwanda Province, was created in 2006 as part of the Tuzamure Kawa cooperative system. Twelve people began the operation including Antoine Urimubenshi who acted as the mill manager and cooperative president from 2006 until 2010.
In 2010, due to the global financial crisis, Urimubenshi bought the cooperative from the member farmers in order to continue production. This past year, 683 smallholder coffee farmers delivered their cherry to Muyongwe.

During those years, Muyongwe earned a reputation for quality coffee, and Due the dedicated work of all farmers together, they have been performing remarkably as they won the first position in golden cup competition in 2007 and since then they have been being awarded cup of excellence awards at several occasion (5th in 2008, 15th in 2010, and 7th in 2013) including this year CoE 2014, beside the cup of excellence competitions, they were able to perform well and won appreciation at Easy Africa Fine Coffee Association “EAFCA” in 2009.

Specific information and climatic conditions
Latitude (m): 487797 Longitudes (m): 9805392
Province: Northern
District: Gakenke Sector: Muyongwe
Altitude: 1644 meters, processing cherries from 1600 to 2000 meters
Coffee variety: Arabica
Soil type: Silt-clay-sandy and Silt-sandy
Soil pH mean: 4.7
Precipitation range: 1200 to 1400 mm
Temperature range (Celcius degrees): 17 -18 degrees
CWS Owner: Muyongwe coffee
Number of farmers supplying the CWS: 1252
Processing capacity: 297 tons/Year
Processing method: Wet
Drying table: 50, natural sun drying,
Road accessibility: Fair
Water source: mountain natural spring water
Energy Source: Generator
Contact person: Mr. Antoine URIMUBENSHI, Mob. +250788400058,
Email: antoine.urimubenshi@yahoo.fr