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Introduction to the characteristics of High-quality Coffee beans in Rwanda Coffee producing area

Published: 2024-09-20 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/09/20, The provinces prior to 2006 are as follows: Butare, Byumba, Cyangugu, Gikongoro, Gisenyi, Gitarama, Kibungo, Kibuye, Kigali, Kigali Ru

Before 2006, the provinces were Butare, Byumba, Cyangugu, Gikongoro, Gisenyi, Gitarama, Kibungo, Kibuye, Kigali, Kigali Rural, Ruhengeri and Umutara.

New administrative divisions were introduced on 1 January 2006. Rwanda is divided into four provinces (Rwandan: intara): Province de l Est, Province du Nord, Province de l Ouest, Province du Sud, Ville de Kigali and one municipality (Kigali), with 40 akareres and 416 umujyi.

Before 1 January 2006, the country was divided into 12 provinces. Later, in order to solve the problems caused by the Rwandan genocide in 1994, the government decided to reorganize the political district. The primary reason for this was decentralization, which was perceived by the authorities as a major factor in the genocide, and the secondary reason was to diversify the communities in the regions in order to reduce ethnic polarization

But anyway, the soft, rich flavor of the country's coffee is excellent.

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

Rwanda Karnogi coffee is grown 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 due to its serious and responsible working attitude, good processing equipment and standardized processing procedures. Rwanda Karnogi coffee won the first place in the CoE in 2013. The coffee bean shape is a typical bourbon shape, round beans, crystal clear, Very clean.

Since the 1920s, Arabica coffee grown in Rwanda has been known worldwide for its distinctive fruity sweetness and intense grassy aroma. In recent years, the Rwandan government has taken active measures to vigorously promote coffee production, establish coffee production cooperatives in various places, and provide technical guidance and financial support to farmers, so that coffee production has developed greatly.

Rwanda has approximately 33,000 hectares of coffee plantations and 500,000 people engaged in coffee farming. With its high altitude and fertile volcanic soil, the country's fertile soil and climate are conducive to plant growth, and coffee trees seem to be driven or forced to grow upwards, or to grow too fast to produce the best coffee beans. Rwanda, the beautiful country of a thousand hills, has a long and rich culture of growing highland coffee, mainly high-quality Arabica coffee. Rwanda is the only country in the world that can fully enjoy the harmony between soil, elevation and climate. In this unique growing environment, Rwanda's high-quality coffee has a distinctive taste and aroma. Bourbon coffee grown in Rwanda is one of the original varieties of Arabica coffee.

Rwandan water washing

Rwandan coffee market:

Rwandan coffee, in its washed arabica bean form, is of absolute quality. As far as Africa is concerned, its coffee industry stands out because the country thrives mainly on producing the best possible coffee beans. Rwandan coffee is gaining increasing popularity on the international market.

The mission of the Rwandan Coffee Association is to manage and supervise the operation of the Rwandan coffee industry from production to marketing. The recently revised mission focuses on policy formulation and implementation, with greater emphasis on efforts to improve professionalism and marketing in the coffee industry. Since its inception, the Rwandan Coffee Association has done a good job of promoting Rwandan coffee culture and influence.

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