BURUNDI | Bavyeyi IV | Bourbon | Natural

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<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW108434735 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW108434735 BCX0"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-ccp-charstyle-defn='{"ObjectId":"ac0262f4-8a9e-5820-b908-2d943c5f7113|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Aptos",469777842,"",469777843,"Aptos",469777844,"Aptos",201341986,"1",469769226,"Aptos",268442635,"24",469775450,"normaltextrun",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"normaltextrun",335572020,"1",469778324,"Default Paragraph Font"]}'>Like much of coffee production in Africa, Burundi’s coffee history is tied to colonialism – first introduced by the Belgians in the 1930s, coffee now makes up more than 80% of exports from the small, landlocked country. The backbone of Burundi’s coffee production are smallholder farmers – growing coffee in small gardens, tended by family. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="eop" data-ccp-charstyle-defn='{"ObjectId":"920dbcde-2834-5e15-a5fa-062170b236ba|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Aptos",469777842,"",469777843,"Aptos",469777844,"Aptos",201341986,"1",469769226,"Aptos",268442635,"24",469775450,"eop",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"eop",335572020,"1",469778324,"Default Paragraph Font"]}'> </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW108434735 BCX0" data-ccp-props='{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW108434735 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW108434735 BCX0"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">This coffee </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">represents</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> a new relationship for us – sourced through JNP Coffee. Founded by Jeanine Niyonzima-</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW108434735 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">Aroian</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> in 2012, JNP is committed to both sourcing exceptional coffees from Burundi, as well as encouraging transformational change for local coffee farmers by promoting gender equality, supporting financial literacy </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">education</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun"> and developing leadership skills.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="eop"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph" data-ccp-parastyle-defn='{"ObjectId":"aaed607e-c2a3-5841-9fb4-41037bfa0faf|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Times New Roman",469777842,"Times New Roman",469777843,"Times New Roman",469777844,"Times New Roman",201341986,"1",469769226,"Times New Roman",268442635,"24",469775450,"paragraph",201340122,"2",134233614,"true",469778129,"paragraph",335572020,"1",335559740,"240",201341983,"0",134233118,"true",134233117,"true",469778324,"Normal"]}'>Coffee grown in Ngozi Province has a special meaning for </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">Jeanine, from </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">JNP, as that is where her mother grew up. Stories of her mother helping</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">the family harvest coffee cherries to cover school fees </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">have inspired the name of this lot – in </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">Kirundi, “</span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW108434735 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">Bavyeyi</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">” means “parents.”</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW108434735 BCX0" data-ccp-props='{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW108434735 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW108434735 BCX0"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0">Remote areas </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0">of Ngozi, with</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0"> high-altitude </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0">and volcanic soils, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0">are well known for quality coffee. JNP Coffee </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0">works with several washing stations to build this lot – with over 2,000 producers contributing coffees, many of whom are women. The JNP quality </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0">team</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0">visits </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0">regularly to </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0">advise </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW108434735 BCX0">the farmers on best practices to strengthen their crops and achieve the highest scores.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW108434735 BCX0" data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> </div>