Burundi Busasa Natural Lot 21

Region: Muyinga District, Burundi

Producer: Zuberi Matsitsi (MATRACO)

Processing: Natural

Altitude: 1700 - 1800 masl

Varietal: Red Bourbon

FOB/kg $9,20 (roast adjusted cost)

We taste: strawberry wafers, watermelon, icing sugar

ETHICALLY AND SUSTAINABLY SOURCED

Busasa is managed by the coffee washing station manager - Daniel Sayumwe. 

The CWS was built in 2014 and consists of 6 full time staff and 150 casual seasonal workers. The station has a total of 151 African drying beds and works with a total of 1600 farmers that supply cherries from the surrounding hills. The annual production of the station is 650 MT of cherries. The average drying time for these Busasa naturals are anything between 25 – 32 days.