D.R.Congo ‘Lake Kivu 4’

Location: Rutshuru Region – Goma district North Lake Kivu along Rwandaborder.

Exporter: Domaine De Katale Republique Democratique Du Congo. Approx.

Altitude:1250 to 1500 masl.
Climate:Medium Altitude Tropical – warm dry days with cold nights.

Temperature:Around 22°c

Harvest Time: Fly crop from October to December & Main crop from February to June.

Process: Fully Washed & Sundried.

Varieties: Typica
Soils: 50 % covered with forest North: Savanna.

Shade Grown: Mixed : Interplanted with subsistence crops.

Cup Profile: Rich Body, Gentle Acidity, and Chocolate flavours with lemony note and earthy characters.

from Lugendo washing station in South Kivu, one of 9 such stations operated by Virunga Coffee Company, set up by Schluter Ltd. (now Covoya Europe) in 2012 to produce specialty coffees in eastern DRC and improve livelihoods for smallholder farmers in the region. Lugendo works with registered smallholder farmers in South Kivu, who cultivate at altitudes between up to 1,750masl.

Established in 2018, Lugendo coffee washing station is one of the more recent facilites built by Virunga coffee. Located in the Kabare region, the washing station sits at an altitude of 1,473 masl. 

Virunga now have now trained over 11,000 famers in GAP (Good agricultural practices) and have partnered them in Organic and Rainforest Alliance certification. They have 40 field officers (trained agronomists) working in the region and distribute over 3 million seedlings a year to farmers in Eastern DRC.