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Introduction to the characteristics of Rwanda boutique coffee flavor manor with excellent evenness

Published: 2024-11-02 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/02, The provinces prior to 2006 are as follows: Butare, Byumba, Cyangugu, Gikongoro, Gisenyi, Gitarama, Kibungo, Kibuye, Kigali, Kigali Ru

The provinces prior to 2006 are as follows: Butale (Butare), Biwamba (Byumba), Shanggu (Cyangugu), Gitalama (Gikongoro), Giseni (Gisenyi), Gitarama (Gitarama), basic Gu (Kibungo), Kibuye (Kibuye), Kigali City (Kigali), Kigali-Ngali (Kigali Rural), Ruhengeri (Ruhengeri) and Umtala (Umutara).

A new administrative division will be implemented on January 1, 2006. The whole country of Rwanda is divided into four provinces (in Rwandan: intara), Province de provinces east (Province du Nord), north provinces (Province du Nord), and western provinces (Province de provinces) 39 Ouest), the southern province (Province du Sud), the city of Kigali (Ville de Kigali) and one city (Kigali), 40 counties and cities (akarere) and 416 townships (umujyi) Rwanda has a temperate and tropical plateau climate, and its temperature is lower than that of typical equatorial countries because of its high altitude. The daily temperature in Kigali, located in the middle of the country, is generally between 12 and 27 °C, with small fluctuations throughout the year. There is also a large temperature difference in some parts of the country, with temperatures lower in the mountainous west and north than in the eastern low-lying areas. Rwanda has two rainy seasons each year, each from February to June and the second from September to October, while there are also two dry seasons, with a longer duration from June to September, often with no rainfall at all. the other lasts from December to February, which is relatively less serious than the previous one. Rainfall varies from region to region, with more rainfall in the west and northwest than in the east and southeast. However, the rainy season pattern has changed as a result of climate change. According to a report by Strategic foresight, the number of overcast and rainy days each year is sometimes smaller, but the rainfall is greater in a short period of time. In other cases, there will be frequent torrential downpours in a single day, more than in the past month combined. In addition, there are cases where the rainy season comes late or ends early.

There are about 33000 hectares of coffee plantations in Rwanda, with 500000 people engaged in the coffee industry. With the good natural conditions of high altitude and fertile volcanic soil, the country's fertile soil and suitable climate contribute to plant growth, and coffee trees seem to be driven or forced to grow upward, or because they grow too fast to produce the best coffee beans. The beautiful country of thousands of hills Rwanda has a long and rich culture for growing highland coffee, mainly high-quality Arabica coffee. Rwanda is the only country in the world that can fully enjoy the harmony between soil, altitude and climate. In this unique growing environment, high-quality coffee from Rwanda has a distinctive taste and aroma. Bourbon coffee grown in Rwanda is one of the original varieties of Arabica coffee.

Rwanda is a small African country, and the local people are relatively poor, but it produces straight and very good coffee. Unlike its neighbors Kenya and Ethiopia, Rwanda's coffee is mainly round bourbon. The taste is not as prominent as Ethiopia and Kenya, but the evenness is excellent.

Rwanda Karnogi coffee is planted and harvested by local small farmers and washed by Gitesi Washing Station. Although this is a relatively young coffee processing plant, it has always been famous for producing high quality Rwandan coffee because of its responsible working attitude, good treatment equipment and standard processing procedures. Rwanda Karnogi coffee won the first Arward Winnner on CoE in 2013. This coffee bean shape is a typical bourbon shape. Round beans, glittering and translucent, the treatment is very clean, the residual silver skin is very little, the color is green, suitable for medium and shallow baking, beans for 10 seconds after explosion.

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