SCA rating: 86.50
	Peach, Red Mulberry, Biscuit, Honey
	Red Bourbon
	Washed-fermented
	1.700-2.060 m.
	Emmanuel Rusatira/ Muganza washing station
	Kizi Rift, Rwanda

ABOUT THE COFFEE PRODUCTION

Emmanuele Rutsatira is the owner of Baho Coffee - family business. Emmanuele has a lot of experience in the sector as he had previously worked for a coffee exporting group in Rwanda for 15 years. In 2016 he started his project, Emmanuelle’s goal was to find washing stations in different areas of Rwanda to offer the different profiles produced at origin.

Baho Coffee currently has 12 washing stations throughout the country where they process cherries to ensure the quality of their products. The name ‘Baho’ comes from an expression that means, ‘to have life, to be strong and to overcome adversities’, Emmanuele feels reflected with this expression because after much effort he managed to get his family ahead and today is a businessman who works alongside coffee growers to empower them and improve day by day.

COFFEE REGION

The coffee growing region of Kizi Rift has 8 coffee growing districts where 2.59 million inhabitants live and has a surface area of 5,966 km². These districts are home to approximately 11,191 hectares of Arabica coffee of the Variety: Bourbon. The Kizi Rift region ranks 1st as the country’s coffee-growing region.

Crop year: 2023