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KINUNU CWS is located in Boneza Sector, Rutsiro District, and Western Province at a very high altitude. The CWS started in 2005 and since has been working closely with coffee farmers’ cooperatives including COPROCEKI, IMBARUTSO Y’AMAJYAMBERE and ABAHUZAMUGAMBI who are the main supply of cherries to CWS with nearly 70 ha in addition to nearly 10 ha of the CWS extended in two sectors Boneza and Musasa sectors. 30% of all members are women and therest are men. The CWS is owned by KZNOIR. Kinunu CWS has been awarded two times national award in 2008, 2010 consecutively and for the first time has won CoE completion (2012) as a result of hard work and improvement in quality.
The Coffee Washing Station operates under the following climatic conditions:
Latitude: 419651m
Longitude: 9786924m
Province: Western
District: Rutsiro
Sector: Boneza
Altitude: 1500 meters, (range from 1500 to 1700 meters)
Coffee variety: Arabica
Soil type: Silt-clay-sandy and silty-sandy
Soil Ph mean: 5.
Precipitation range: 1200 to 1300 mm
Temperature range: 18 -19 degrees Celsius
CWS Owner: KZNOIR
Status: Company
Treatment capacity: 500 tons
Processing System: Wet processing
Drying table: 70, full sun drying
Storage: 1 warehouse with natural ventilation system and pallets
Road accessibility: Good
Water source: mountain natural spring
Energy Source: Electricity
Environmental protection measures: Natural seepage
Day Lot Date: 6/4/12