{"product_id":"nemba-burundi","title":"NEMBA, Burundi","description":"\u003ctable width=\"100%\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem; height: 117.563px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 26.929982%;\"\u003eProducer:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 71.992819%;\"\u003eNemba washing station\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 26.929982%;\"\u003eRegion:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 71.992819%;\"\u003eKayanza\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 26.929982%;\"\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 71.992819%;\"\u003e2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 26.929982%;\"\u003eVariety\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 71.992819%;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eRed Bourbon \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 26.929982%;\"\u003eAltitude\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 71.992819%;\"\u003e1700m\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 26.929982%;\"\u003eProcess \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 71.992819%;\"\u003efully washed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA wonderful bright coffee from the Kayanza region in Burundi!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ecitric notes of \u003cstrong\u003elemon\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eripe apricots\u003c\/strong\u003e with a delicate \u003cstrong\u003ehoney-sweet\u003c\/strong\u003e finish. a great addition to our fruity coffee line-up yummm!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"storyblock py-3 py-md-6\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wrapping\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-sm col-text pb-5 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center storyblock-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"richtext\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-rellax-speed=\"1\" data-rellax-xs-speed=\"0.5\" class=\"h1 text-white rellax\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout This Coffee\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"storyblock py-3 py-md-6\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wrapping\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-sm col-text pb-5 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center storyblock-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"richtext\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurchases of this IMPACT verified coffee from Nemba contribute toward an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sucafina.com\/emea\/sustainability\/burundi-beyond-flagship-livestock-project\"\u003eIMPACT Beyond Flagship project\u003c\/a\u003e that establishes livestock solidarity chains that make livestock accessible for coffee farming families. As part of our Beyond Flagship program line-up, this initiative supports improved income, access to microcredit, women's business development and inputs for organic agriculture as just a few of its components, thus contributing towards our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sucafina.com\/emea\/news\/supporting-coffee-farmers-toward-a-living-income\"\u003eIMPACT living income goal\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNemba station lies in the northern province of Kayanza. The lead agronomist oversees the implementation of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and farmer education. They collaborate with the producers to ensure they have access to the necessary farming tools. The agronomist also helps farmers determine and implement the practices best suited to the specific growing conditions of their farming plots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNemba uses a monitoring system to ensure traceability all along the production and processing chain. All 1,074 producers are smallholders who own an average of 150 coffee trees. The farmers delivering cherry to Nemba are all located around 1,700+ meters above sea level, near the Kibila forest. The washing station has over 200 drying tables and can process up to 750 metric tons of cherry annually.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe washing station participates in a number of farmer outreach and support projects centered on strengthening communities and improving yields.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"storyblock py-3 py-md-6\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wrapping\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-rellax-speed=\"-1\" data-rellax-xs-speed=\"-0.5\" class=\"col-sm col-head my-3 my-md-6 rellax\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-rellax-speed=\"1\" data-rellax-xs-speed=\"0.5\" class=\"h1 text-white rellax\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultivation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-sm col-text pb-5 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center storyblock-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"richtext\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany trees in Burundi are Red Bourbon. Because of the increasingly small size of coffee plantings, aging rootstock is a very big issue in Burundi. Many farmers have trees that are over 50 years old, but with small plots to farm, it is difficult to justify taking trees entirely out of production for the 3 to 4 years it will take for new plantings to begin to yield. In order to encourage farmers to renovate their plantings, Bugestal purchases seeds from the Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi (ISABU), establishes nurseries and sells the seedlings to farmers at or below cost. At the washing station, farmers can also get organic fertilizer made from composted cherry pulp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the ubiquity of coffee growing in Burundi, each smallholder produces a relatively small harvest. The average smallholder has approximately 250 trees, normally in their backyards. Each tree yields an average of 1.5 kilos of cherry so the average producer sells about 200 to 300 kilos of cherry annually.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis coffee is\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sucafina.com\/emea\/sustainability\/impact-sucafina-s-responsible-sourcing-program\"\u003e IMPACT verified\u003c\/a\u003e, ensuring that agricultural practices give priority to environmental protection and support of biodiversity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"storyblock py-3 py-md-6\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wrapping\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-rellax-speed=\"-1\" data-rellax-xs-speed=\"-0.5\" class=\"col-sm col-head my-3 my-md-6 rellax\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-rellax-speed=\"1\" data-rellax-xs-speed=\"0.5\" class=\"h1 text-white rellax\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarvest \u0026amp; Post-Harvest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-sm col-text pb-5 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center storyblock-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"richtext\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the harvest season, all coffee is selectively hand-picked. Most families have only 200 to 250 trees, and harvesting is done almost entirely by the family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuality assurance begins as soon as farmers deliver their cherry. Cherry is wet-processed under constant supervision. The pulping, fermentation time, washing, grading in the channels and a final soaking are all closely monitored. All cherry is floated in small buckets as a first step to check quality. After floating, the higher quality cherry is sorted again by hand to remove all damaged, underripe and overripe cherries. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter sorting, cherry is pulped within 6 hours of delivery. The coffee is dry fermented for up to 12 hours and then soaked in clean water for 12 to 24 hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParchment is then soaked for an additional 12 to 18 hours before being dried on raised beds for 2 to 3 weeks. Workers carefully inspect drying parchment for any damaged beans and rake parchment frequently to ensure even drying. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"storyblock py-3 py-md-6\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wrapping\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-rellax-speed=\"-1\" data-rellax-xs-speed=\"-0.5\" class=\"col-sm col-head my-3 my-md-6 rellax\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-rellax-speed=\"1\" data-rellax-xs-speed=\"0.5\" class=\"h1 text-white rellax\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuality Control at Greenco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-sm col-text pb-5 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center storyblock-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"richtext\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWashing stations make the first payment to farmers between 15 and 30 June. The second payment comes later in the summer. If the coffee wins a competition or sells for extremely high specialty prices, Greenco gives another payment approximately a year after the harvest season.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce dry, the parchment is bagged and taken to the warehouse. Greenco’s team of expert cuppers assess every lot (which remain separated by station, day and quality) at the lab. This level of traceability is maintained throughout the entire process. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore shipment, coffee is sent to Budeca, Burundi’s largest dry mill. The coffee is milled and hand sorted by a team of hand-pickers who look closely at every single bean to ensure zero defects. It takes a team of two hand-pickers a full day to look over a single bag. UV lighting is also used on the beans and any bean that glows (which is usually an indication of a defect) is removed. The mill produces an average of 300 containers of 320 bags per year. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBudeca is located in Burundi’s new capital city, Gitega. The city has a population of around 30,000 people. Since there are approximately 3,000 people working at the mill, mostly as hand pickers, this means that Budeca employs nearly 10% of the total population in Gitega for at least half the year (during the milling season). The same is true in the provinces of Ngozi and Kayanza, where Greenco and Bugestal are the first employers in the region during the coffee harvest season. This has an incalculable impact on a country like Burundi, which has unemployment rates above 50%, especially in rural areas and among young people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"storyblock py-3 py-md-6\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wrapping\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-rellax-speed=\"-1\" data-rellax-xs-speed=\"-0.5\" class=\"col-sm col-head my-3 my-md-6 rellax\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-rellax-speed=\"1\" data-rellax-xs-speed=\"0.5\" class=\"h1 text-white rellax\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCoffee in Burundi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-sm col-text py-5 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center storyblock-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"richtext\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBurundi has long been overlooked in comparison to its neighboring East African specialty coffee producing powerhouses. However, Burundi season, for us, is one of the highlights of the annual coffee calendar. The country’s coffee is produced almost entirely by smallholder farmers, and much of this small-scale production is of exceptional quality. With its super sweet, clean and often floral coffees, Burundi, every year, is increasingly is putting itself on the specialty coffee map. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoffee is of paramount importance to families and the country at large. Considering this, improving and expanding coffee infrastructure is not just a way to improve incomes, it is a way to revolutionize the earning potential of an entire nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilding washing stations and expanding agricultural extension work can be great ways to improve coffee quality. Washing stations are pivotal in improving cup profile standards and the global reputation of Burundian coffee. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth state-owned and private actors drive Burundi’s coffee industry and play key roles as washing station management companies and exporters. State-owned companies are called Sogestals, short for “Sociétés de Gestions des Stations de Lavage” (Washing station management companies). Privately-owned companies can operate under a variety of different names.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSucafina’s history in Burundi goes back to 2007 when Bucafe\/Sucafina Burundi was established in Bujumbura. Through Bucafe, we work with several privately-owned washing station management companies and exporters. Our work bridges the entire supply chain, allowing us to be vertically integrated. Our supply chain is solid, reliable and transparent. Due to this, we are more efficient, able to supply better value and positioned to offer both producers and consumers of Burundian coffee a diversity of expertise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecoffeebeans and information sourced through Sucafina\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HALBSTARK","offers":[{"title":"250g","offer_id":53750340780371,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000g","offer_id":53750340813139,"sku":null,"price":56.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/1564\/1427\/files\/Nemba_color.png?v=1779969576","url":"https:\/\/halbstark-kaffee.de\/products\/nemba-burundi","provider":"HALBSTARK Café \u0026 Roastery ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}