Mubuga Washing Station

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Mubuga washing station is located 1,500+ meters above sea level. Farmers who deliver their cherry to the station farm an average of 250 trees on the surrounding hills. The station is owned and operated by Bugestal. Most coffee trees in Burundi are Red Bourbon. Because of the increasingly small size of coffee plantings, aging rootstock is a very big issue in Burundi. Many farmers have trees that are over 50 years old, but with small plots to farm, it is difficult to justify taking trees entirely out of product for the 3-4 years it will take new plantings to begin to yield. In order to encourage farmers to renovate their plantings, Bugestal purchases seeds from the Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi (ISABU), establishes nurseries and sells the seedlings to farmers at or below cost. At the washing station, farmers can also get organic fertilizer from reconverted coffee pulp.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀: Producers contributing to Mubaga Washing Station
𝗩𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆: Red Bourbon
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴: Described by the producers as “natural process”. After hand picking and sorting, coffee cherries are delivered straight to drying tables where they are left to ferment for 3-4 weeks with their fruit layer intact.
𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆: Ngozi, Burundi

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When you buy this product, mangrove trees are planted on your behalf in either Madagascar, Mozambique, or Kenya. This gives crucial income to local villagers so they can provide for their families.

Mangrove forests are essential coastal ecosystems. They store four times as much carbon as even tropical rainforest, making them an important tool to mitigate climate change.

The trees are planted by Eden Reforestation Projects.

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