Region: Muyinga
Washing station: Busasa, 1600 small farmers
Altitude: 1650 – 1800 masl
Coffee varieties: Red Bourbon
Process: Washed process
Drying: Raised bed
Cupping notes: Black Tea, Plum, Apple
Cupping score: 86
One of the fantastic partners we work with in Burundi is Zuberi Matsitsi, owner of Matraco Coffee. One of his stations, Busasa, is located in the northern province of Muyinga.
The station’s altitude ranges from 1600 – 1800 MASL. Busasa is managed by the coffee washing station manager called Daniel Sayumwe.
Busasa’s coffee washing station 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 1,600 farmers that supply cherries from the surrounding hills.
The annual production of the station is 650 MT of cherries. The average drying time for the station is 20 days.