BURUNDI | Nemba | Bourbon | Natural
by Proud Mary Coffee – Proud Mary Coffee Melbourne
Quick Facts
Origin
Burundi
Process
Natural
Variety
Bourbon
Roast Type
filter
About This Bean
<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW84593475 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW84593475 BCX0"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0">At PMC, we love coffees from Burundi. This small and often overlooked country </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0">doesn't</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0"> have the production power of its East African neighbors, but coffee is tied into the fabric of everyday life. Coffee production in Burundi is fueled by over 600,000 smallholders, and their income usually supports the entire family. To put that into perspective, the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0">whole population</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0"> of Burundi is just under </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0">11 million people</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0">, meaning smallholder producers and their families make up almost 50% of Burundi's entire population.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0"> </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW84593475 BCX0" data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW84593475 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW84593475 BCX0"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0">We first visited Burundi back in 201</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0">9</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0">, when our Green Buyers connected with </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW84593475 BCX0">Greenco</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0"> – a company that manages Central Washing Stations (CWS) throughout the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW84593475 BCX0">Kayanza</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0"> region, in Northern Burundi.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW84593475 BCX0" data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW84593475 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW84593475 BCX0"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW84593475 BCX0">Greenco</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0"> works with young agronomy graduates to provide farmer training and manage </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0">their </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0">washing stations. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0">In Burundi, the national youth unemployment rate is almost 50% - by working specifically with young </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0">graduates, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW84593475 BCX0">Greenco</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0"> are helping to make lasting socio-economic change, as well as </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0">utilizing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0"> a tech-savvy workforce, to simplify the flow of information between </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW84593475 BCX0">Greenco</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0"> and their washing stations. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW84593475 BCX0" data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW84593475 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW84593475 BCX0"><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" class="TextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0"><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW84593475 BCX0">Nemba</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0"> washing station serves </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0">1</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0">,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0">074</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0">local </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0">coffee growers</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0">, each with an average of 150 trees, in and around the </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW84593475 BCX0">Kibila</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0"> forest. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0">The washing station </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0">participates</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0"> in several farmer outreach and support projects including a livestock rearing </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0">project,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW84593475 BCX0"> and a range of Farmer Hub projects centered on strengthening cooperatives and improving yields. </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW84593475 BCX0" data-ccp-props='{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}'> </span></p> </div>