Burundi Kibingo Natural

The Kibingo washing station is in the commune of Kayanza in northern Burundi. The station itself sits 1893 meters above sea level. The altitude of the farms in the neighboring hills that supply the washing station varies from 1700 to 1900 meters above sea level.
Kibingo serves 1739 registered coffee growers spread over 18 hills in the area. The producers here are organized in groups of 30 people, headed by a farm leader. This leader acts as a spokesperson to facilitate communication and organization with the washing station. The washing station is equipped with ten fermentation tanks, two soaking tanks and a drying field with four pre drying tables and 165 drying tables. Kibingo can process 1.5 million pounds of cherry per day!
Despite the ubiquity of coffee growing in Burundi, each smallholder produces a relatively small harvest. The average farmer has approximately 250 trees, normally in their backyards. Each tree yields an average of just over three pounds of cherry so the average producer sells about 400 to 650 pounds of cherry annually.
At the washing station, farmers can obtain organic fertilizer from composted coffee pulp. To promote farm renovation, producers can get low-cost, subsidized coffee seedlings at the washing station. Each station has its own nursery for this purpose. The washing station participates in a number of farmer outreach and support projects including a livestock rearing project and a range of Farmer Hub projects centered on strengthening cooperatives and improving yields.
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