COOPAC/Nyabumera - Rwanda 2015 Verified listing

COOPAC/NYABUMERA coffee washing station is one of the coffee washing stations owned by COOPAC which was created in 2004 and is located in a very dramatic scenery with very high altitude where the rich soil, high altitudes and abundant rainfall give the Bourbón coffee trees grown on the slopes above Lake Kivu the best environment to yield the best Arabica beans. Nyabumera coffee won the 8^th place in Cup of Excellence 2010 competition with a score of 88%.  COOPAC has been certified Fair Trade.

Production and Quality Processes

Coffee beans are strictly high grown by using good agriculture practices, soils is very rich in nutrients, the coffee crop is shade grown under structurally and floristically diverse shade covers while applying only organic fertilizers and less harmful alternatives to pesticides and fungicides. Both these organic practices of using organic fertilizers and planting shade tree go along way in providing not only the necessary plant nutrition but also assist in providing the complex nutrient balance of our coffee fields which is definitely required to produce nutrient rich fruit.

As result of careful and dedicated work, COOPAC Nyabumera coffee washing station has obtained several Cup of Excellence awards in 2008 and once again this year 215 at 22^nd position.

Geographical location and conditions

Province: West          

District: Nyamasheke  

Sector: Mahembe

Latitude: 422501   

Longitude: 9754966

Altitude: 1600 to 2000 meters

Coffee variety: Arabica   

Soil type: Silt-clay-sandy and Silt-sandy

Soil pH mean: 4.7

Precipitation range: 1300 to 1400 mm 

Temperature range: 16 -18 degrees

CWS Owner: COOPAC Ltd

Cooperative supplier: Abaryoshyakawa

Creation date: 2004

Treatment capacity: 240 Tons green coffee 

Processing System: Wet processing

Drying system: Sun drying

Road accessibility: 9 Km from Mugonero Town 

Water source: Mountain natural spring

Contact person:
RWAKAGARA NZUNGIZE Emmanuel, Chairman
Mobile Phone: (+250) 788353543
E-mail: rwakagara@yahoo.com   contact@coopac.com
WebSite: www.coopac.com