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A n c h o r e d o n t h e R w a n d a n h i l l s w h i c h s t a n d a t o p t h e s h o r e s o f L a k e K i v u , o v e r s e e i n gt h e V i r u n g a m o u n t a i n s o f C o n g o , t h e w a s h i n g s t a t i o n o f B o n e z a l o o k s l i k e p a r a d i s e o ne a r t h . A n a r r o w f o o t p a t h t a k e s t h e v i s i t o r f r o m t h e d o c k , a c r o s s t h e p l a i n , t o t h e c o f f e ew a s h i n g s t a t i o n w h e r e d o z e n s o f c o f f e e b e d s r i s e , w e l l a l i g n e d , a l l t h e w a y u p t o t h ew a s h i n g t a n k s . T h e a t m o s p h e r e i s s e r e n e a l b e i t a s e n s e o f a b e e h i v e o r g a n i z a t i o ng o i n g - o n a n d t h e p e o p l e o f t h e a r e a c a n ’ t h e l p b u t t o w e l c o m e v i s i t o r s w i t h a h u g es m i l e o n t h e i r f a c e s . O n e f e e l s l i k e e n t e r i n g a n o t h e r e r a , a n d a l m o s t n o t w a n t i n g t ol e a v e i t a f t e r s e n s i n g i t s m a g i c !
T h i s c a s e o f B o n e z a i s v e r y r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f L a k e K i v u ’ s c o f f e e p r o d u c t i o n s c e n e w h e r ew a s h i n g s t a t i o n s a r e e a s i e r r e a c h e d b y b o a t t h a n a n y o t h e r m e a n s o f t r a n s p o r t a t i o n .T h e w a s h i n g s t a t i o n s a r e a l l b u i l t o n h i l l y s l o p e s , m a k i n g n a t u r a l u s e o f g r a v i t y t o a l l o ww a t e r t o f i l l - u p s o a k i n g t a n k s a n d g u i d e t h e f r e s h l y p u l p e d c o f f e e b e a n s a c r o s s t h et a n k s u n t i l t h e y r e a c h t h e d r y i n g s t a g e w h e r e t h e y w i l l b e g e n t l y l a i d o v e r t h e A f r i c a nb e d s .
I t i s t h e s u c c e s s f u l g r o u p i n g o f 4 C o o p s a n d t h e i r 1 9 ' 0 0 0 s m a l l h o l d e r f a r m e r s t h a tm a k e s t h e L a k e K i v u F T O C o f f e e C l u s t e r w h i c h S u p r e m o i s p r o u d t o p a r t n e r w i t h .
F o r a n y e n q u i r y :
Full traceability to Coop level
Multiple Certification schemes
Women Groups
19'000 smallholder farmers
QUICK FACTS
Kotwibakabo Kodukak
Cooprocaki
Sopacdi
More info on each Coop. in the following pages
S O P A C D I C o o p e r a t i v e | D R C o n g o
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WASHING STATION
Latitude, Longitude:
Altitude:
Distance to station:
Participating Farmers:
Year Created:
Coffee Variety:
Grade
Soil Type:
Average Rainfall:
Average Temperature:
Processing capacity:
Drying Method:
1°42'7''S 29°1'5''E
1470 Meters
0h10 by road
8865 Farmers
2003
Arabica
Kivu 3 (Fully Washed), Kivu 4(Farm Washed) & Kivu 5 (FWTriage)
Humo-Volcanic Soil
1000mm - 1500mm
25-27 °C
250MT of green coffee
Traditional drying beds
Sopacdi
T R A D E@ S U P R E MO . B E
F o r a n y e n q u i r y :
M a y e l e y a m o t o e b a n d a k a n a b o m w a n a - A m a n ' s w i s d o m s t e m s f r o m h i s c h i l d h o o d
K O T W I B A K A B O C o o p e r a t i v e | R w a n d a
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WASHING STATION
Latitude, Longitude:
Altitude:
Distance to station:
Participating Farmers:
Year Created:
Coffee Variety:
Grades:
Soil Type:
Average Rainfall:
Average Temperature:
Processing capacity:
Drying Beds:
421780, 9801986
1800 Meters
1h30 by boat, 2h30 by road
1511 Farmers
2007
Arabica
Fully Washed 15+& Ordinary 15+ (FarmWashed)
Volcanic Soil
1200mm - 1300mm
18-20 °C
250 MT of green coffee
248 traditional drying beds
Boneza, Rutsiro
T R A D E@ S U P R E MO . B E
F o r a n y e n q u i r y :
I n j u n g a y ' ú r u l í m i i n è s h a i n j u n g a z ' î g i t è r o - L a n g u a g e i s b e t t e r t h a n w e a p o n s
C O O P R O C R A K I C o o p e r a t i v e | R w a n d a
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WASHING STATION
Latitude, Longitude:
Altitude:
Distance to station:
Participating Farmers:
Year Created:
Coffee Variety:
Grades:
Soil Type:
Average Rainfall:
Average Temperature:
Processing capacity:
Drying Beds:
0421788, 9801997
1800 Meters
1h00 by road
1012 Farmers
2005
Arabica
Fully Washed 15+& Ordinary 15+ (FarmWashed)
Volcanic Soil
1200mm - 1300mm
18-19 °C
160MT of green coffee
185 traditional drying beds
Kabirizi
T R A D E@ S U P R E MO . B E
F o r a n y e n q u i r y :
U b u s h í k i n i û b u l î b w a - F r a t e r n i t y i s a b o u t d i a l o g u e , n o t b l o o d
K O D U K A K C o o p e r a t i v e | R w a n d a
82+
WASHING STATION
Latitude, Longitude:
Altitude:
Distance to station:
Participating Farmers:
Year Created:
Coffee Variety:
Grades:
Soil Type:
Average Rainfall:
Average Temperature:
Processing capacity:
Drying Beds:
421780, 9801986
1900 Meters
0h40 by boat, 1h00 by road
1570 Farmers
2005
Arabica
Fully Washed 15+& Ordinary 15+ (FarmWashed)
Volcanic Soil
1200mm - 1300mm
18-19 °C
100MT of green coffee
109 traditional drying beds
Kirorera
T R A D E@ S U P R E MO . B E
F o r a n y e n q u i r y :
U m u s ó g o n g e r o w ' î t s í n i û m u b â n o - T h e w o r l d m a k e s n o s e n s e w i t h o u t f r i e n d s h i p