Introduction to the characteristics of Flavor Manor of High-quality Coffee beans in Rwanda

In 2000, the mayor of Maraba requested development assistance from the National University of Rwanda (UNR), located near Butare; the following year, UNR helped to establish the Partnership for Strengthening Agriculture in Rwanda (PEARL). PEARL is supported by several organizations: USAID, Michigan State University, Texas A & M University, and many Rwandan organizations, including the National University of Rwanda, the National Agricultural Laboratory (ISAR), and the Kigali Institute of Technology (KIST). In February 2001, PEARL began working with Abba Uzam Gambi to improve coffee quality to meet the standards of the U.S. specialty coffee market and sell coffee to the United States.

The first problem that Malaba coffee farmers solved was to set up a washing station. Coffee cherries must be transported to a washing station within twelve hours of picking to remove the sugar coating under the outer skin of the coffee beans, otherwise the flavor of the coffee will be greatly damaged. In July 2001, with funding from UNR, the Office des Cultures Industrielles du Rwanda (OCIR-Café), ACDI/VOCA and ISAR, they built the first cleaning station near the main road in Cyarumbo district. However, the washing station was not activated until late in the harvest season, so only 200 kg (441 lb) of the harvest was washed that year. However, the result was unexpectedly good. In 2002, the washing station was upgraded to provide more coffee processing. ACDI/VOCA was responsible for funding the construction of pipelines to bring in Mount Huye mineral water and help improve the efficiency of the cleaning station. The pipeline was commissioned in March 2002.

During the 2002 harvest season, Rwanda introduced a new certification system to ensure that coffee beans delivered to washing stations maintained proper quality. About half of Abba Uzamgambi's members are certified, enabling the cooperative to find buyers in specialized markets in Europe and North America.

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.