BURUNDI yandaro

FLAVOR PROFILE

SWEET, JUICY, CLEAN, FLORAL - CHERRIES, RASPBERRIES, HONEY

ORIGIN

YANDARO, KAYANZA, BURUNDI

FARM

YANDARO WASHING STATION

FARMER

SMALL HOLDER FARMERS

PROCESSING

WASHED

VARIETY

RED BOURBON

BUTTER

1800

PURCHASE

SUCAPHINE

FOB

TRANSPARENT REPORT

7/10

The second year in a row - Yandaro grew close to our hearts already last year and we couldn't wait to see what the next year will bring - what can you expect in a cup? Clean, juicy coffee that you can't drink.

Yandaro Station is located near a rainforest and a large river - very strategically located in an area with high quality coffee. The coffee is syrupy yet smooth and sings with citrus, berry and floral notes.

Yandaro station is located near the border with Rwanda in Kayanza province. Both countries share special growing conditions in the corridor that connects the south of Rwanda with the north of Burundi. This region produces many of our favorite coffees in both Rwanda and Burundi. The washing station is in the valley where the river of the same name Yandaro flows. The growing area around the station benefits from its proximity to the Kibira Rainforest. A rainforest helps maintain groundwater supplies and adequate soil nutrient levels for the region that surrounds it. Yandaro Station is located near a rainforest and a large river and is very strategically located in an area with high coffee potential. The station works with 3,190+ local coffee producers from 22 hills around the station. The average altitude in the area is 1,800 meters above sea level. Yandaro processes more than 1,200 metric tons of coffee during the harvest season. The region has a temperate climate with average temperatures between 18 and 25° Celsius depending on altitude. The washing station participates in many farmer support projects, including the Livestock Project and many Farmer Hub projects aimed at strengthening cooperatives and improving yields.

Many coffee trees in Burundi are red bourbon varieties. Due to the decreasing size of coffee plantations, the aging of coffee trees is a very big problem in Burundi. Many farmers have trees over 50 years old, but with small plots of land to farm, it is difficult to justify taking the trees out of production completely for the 3-4 years it will take for the new planting to start producing crops. To encourage farmers to renovate their plantings, Greenco buys seeds from the Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi (ISABU), sets up nurseries and sells seedlings to farmers at or below cost. At the washing station, farmers can get organic fertilizer made from composted pulp. Despite the ubiquity of coffee cultivation in Burundi, each smallholder has a relatively small crop. The average smallholder has around 250 trees, usually in their backyards. Each tree produces an average of 1.5 kilograms of cherries, so the average producer sells 200 to 300 kilograms of cherries per year.