Introduction to Bourbon Coffee at Geske Processing Plant in South Shike District, Western Province of Rwanda_Rwanda Coffee Story

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Bourbon species of Gesak treatment plant in Nanshike district, western Rwanda province, Africa

Characteristics of coffee beans: Rwandan coffee belongs to countries with relatively low annual output in Africa. Beans have a unique slightly sour feeling with a special fruit aroma, which is suitable for people who like shallow roasting. This Rwandan coffee bean is roasted in use. It tastes rich with a touch of sour fruit.

Introduction to Rwanda Coffee:

Rwandan coffee is located in the heart of the interior of Africa. Its fertile mountain terrain and ancient traditional bourbon species indicate that the natural environment needed to grow high-quality coffee beans can be seen everywhere in Rwanda. Coffee was introduced to Rwanda by German missionaries in 1904 and began to flourish in 1930 because it was the only income-earning crop for rural farmers. Whether it was Arabica harvested in March-June or Robsta harvested in May-June, the government encouraged the production of coffee with low quality and high yield, even though poor quality played an important role in Rwanda's economic development at that time.

The 1994 genocide claimed nearly 500000 lives and almost wiped out the knowledge and technology of coffee bean growing. at the same time, coffee prices around the world fell sharply, making Rwanda's coffee industry even worse. The coffee industry in Rwanda is now on the rise again, hoping to re-establish the infrastructure needed for the production and processing of boutique coffee beans at a steady pace, most notably the Joint enhanced Rwanda Agricultural Partnership (PEARL), which is mainly to help Rwanda rebuild agricultural institutions, production capacity and cultivate agricultural talent to help local small farms sell coffee beans directly to buyers in the boutique coffee market. Unlike neighboring Kenya, Ethiopia has a centralized auction system, but its agricultural cooperatives can buy and sell coffee directly with buyers. However, if coffee beans are to be exported from landlocked countries, they have to travel 1500 kilometers to the port of Mombasa Mombasa in Kenya or the port of Dares-Salam Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, after the exercise of the 2007 Crop of Gold' Golden Bean Competition. Rwanda then held its first C.O.E coffee competition in 2008, which drew more buyers' attention to the high-quality bourbon beans produced in Rwanda.

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