Light Roast

Medium Body

Cup Profile:

A deep, complex coffee with rich nutty nuances.

Origin Co-op:

COOPAC (Cooperative pour la Promotion des Activities Café) was founded in April 2001 with 110 members. Working collectively, COOPAC focused on regenerating the coffee sector in the Gisenyi region of Lake Kivu. Last year that number reached 2,198 members and exported 12 containers of Fair Trade certified coffee.

COOPAC continues to push to transform coffee culture and improve cultivation practices. “For our high production and for our quality recognition, the Rwandan government offers awards to our farmers in the form of chemical fertilizer prizes,” Emmanuel, a COOPAC member explains. “But this is not the kind of support we want. We have been attempting to lobby our government to offer a cow to every family instead. That would be a sustainable resource for us – with one cow per family, we could guarantee a continual supply of organic fertilizer over the years to come.”

For more info about COOPAC visit Cooperative Coffees.

Altitude/Coffee Species:

2,800 - 5,000 feet/ Arabica varieties