SINGLE ORIGIN | MEDIUM ROAST
FARM: SMALL HOLDER FARMERS
PRODUCER: RWAMATAM
ORIGIN: MBARE | RWANDA
VARIETY: RED BOURBON
PROCESS: WASHED
FEEL GOOD - FAMILY OWNED COFFEE PRODUCER
Rwamatamu is a family-owned coffee producer that was established in 2015 by husband and wife team Rutaganda Gaston and Mukantwaza Laeticia.
Community is a huge focus for Rwamatamu, and as such the team have strong relationships with the farmers in Nymasheke and Mbare that they work with. Beyond that though, the team also run community groups in both of these locations.
In Nyamasheke is the Women’s Cooperative, where Rwamatamu have purchased land and provided seedlings and training for local women interested in coffee production. The women cultivate and sell coffee back to Rwamtamu, providing an alternative income source outside of seasonal employment, fostering long-term financial stability for the women in the valley.
In Mbare, a similar project is being run as a Youth Association with locals age 18 - 35. This is to encourage the interest and skills of younger generations in coffee farming.
PROCESS
This lot was grown and harvested by 19 farmers in the Nyamasheke District of West province, Rwanda, under the guidance of lead farmer Venantie Ntakirutimana.
During processing at Rwamatamu’s Mbare washing station the cherries were sorted by hand to remove initial defects, before being pulped and washed through grading channels, eventually poured into tanks for 8 hours of fermentation.
After washing, the coffee parchment was spread out to dry in the sun upon raised beds for around 24 days. During this time seasonal workers turn the beans for even drying, while picking out defects by hand.
SINGLE ORIGIN | MEDIUM ROAST
FARM: SMALL HOLDER FARMERS
PRODUCER: RWAMATAM
ORIGIN: MBARE | RWANDA
VARIETY: RED BOURBON
PROCESS: WASHED
FEEL GOOD - FAMILY OWNED COFFEE PRODUCER
Rwamatamu is a family-owned coffee producer that was established in 2015 by husband and wife team Rutaganda Gaston and Mukantwaza Laeticia.
Community is a huge focus for Rwamatamu, and as such the team have strong relationships with the farmers in Nymasheke and Mbare that they work with. Beyond that though, the team also run community groups in both of these locations.
In Nyamasheke is the Women’s Cooperative, where Rwamatamu have purchased land and provided seedlings and training for local women interested in coffee production. The women cultivate and sell coffee back to Rwamtamu, providing an alternative income source outside of seasonal employment, fostering long-term financial stability for the women in the valley.
In Mbare, a similar project is being run as a Youth Association with locals age 18 - 35. This is to encourage the interest and skills of younger generations in coffee farming.
PROCESS
This lot was grown and harvested by 19 farmers in the Nyamasheke District of West province, Rwanda, under the guidance of lead farmer Venantie Ntakirutimana.
During processing at Rwamatamu’s Mbare washing station the cherries were sorted by hand to remove initial defects, before being pulped and washed through grading channels, eventually poured into tanks for 8 hours of fermentation.
After washing, the coffee parchment was spread out to dry in the sun upon raised beds for around 24 days. During this time seasonal workers turn the beans for even drying, while picking out defects by hand.
