Rwanda – Muhari Natural

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The Story

A proud partnership between Gihanga, Queen City Roasting, and Coffeebar.

Gihanga is a coffee export project led by Audace Ngabonziza (Ngabo) and Jean de Dieu (Kevin) Nkunzimana. Their focus is on community-led specialty coffee production that is beneficial for both producers and the local environment, in addition to linking producer communities to the international market through high-quality and affordable coffees.

The Muhari station is located near the shores of Lake Kivu in Rwanda’s mountainous Western Province. This region is known for specialty coffee production and the Muhari station lives up to this billing. Through support from Gihanga Coffee, the technical and environmental assistance provided to local farmers is building a sustainable foundation for coffee production in the community. Such assistance includes agricultural inputs like compost and organic pesticides as well as a community-funded nursery to cultivate not just coffee trees but indigenous tree species that provide a multitude of important environmental services for both producers and the wider community.