Nyagishiru Natural, Burundi
Pickup available at 4059 Emery Street
Usually ready in 24 hours
Description
Nyagishiru Coffee Washing Station, located near Buhinyuza in the Muyinga region, features 200 raised drying beds, a Mackinnon pulper, and a considerable suite of tanks for fermentation and processing. Around 850 coffee producing families on the surrounding 12 hills contribute cherry; Matraco, the producer of this coffee and owner of the washing station, also has a small plot of its own trees on the same hill as station itself.
Farmers delivering cherry to Nyagishiru receive a 20% premium above the local market rate, while staff enjoys wages nearly 60% higher than the Burundi average.


