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MURUNDO Coffee washing station has started operating in 2009 and it is located in Murundo Sector but it also extends its coffee field in Rwabisindu sector both in Nyamasheke District, and Western Province. It has been working with coffee farmers associations namely TWUBAKANE with 35 members. It does also assist farmers in the daily activity to support them to improve in their live hood in assisting the poor and awarding the best farmers with cows as an alternative source of income but also to get organic inputs (fertilizers). The topography conditions that are the core of its coffee profile are as follows:
Coffee Washing Station coordinates
Latitude: 416325m
Longitude: 9763834m
Province: Western
District: Nyamasheke
Sector: Murundo
Altitude: 1850 meters,
Coffee variety: Arabica
Soil type: Silt-clay-sandy and Silt-sandy
Soil Ph mean: 5.1
Precipitation range: 1300 to 1400 mm
Temperature range: 16 -18 degrees
Status: Private
Creation date: 2007
Treatment capacity: 250 tons
Processing System: Wet processing
Drying table: 36 full sun drying , 12% moist moisture meter
Road accessibility: Fair (40 Km from paved road)
Water source: Mountain natural spring.
Energy Source: Generator
Environmental protection measures: Natural seepage
Day Lot Date: 22/04/2012
| Rank | 6 |
|---|---|
| Farm Name | Murundo Washing Station |
| Farmer/Rep. | Niyirema Desire |
| Altitude | 1850 |
| Country | Rwanda |
| Year | 2012 |
| Size (30kg boxes) | 26 |
| City | Nyamasheke |
| Region | Western |
| Program | Rwanda 2012 |
| Month | - |
| Aroma/Flavor | honey, sugarcane, cherry blossom, lychee, jasmine, tea rose, cinnamon, prune, plum, molasses, Assam tea, cocoa butter, blackberry, toffee, dark chocolate |
| Acidity | grape, tartaric, intense, crisp |
| Other | hibiscus, glorious, juicy, tropical, candy sweet, winy |
| Processing system | Washed |
| Variety | Bourbón |
| Coffee Growing Area | -1 |
| Farm Size | -1 |
| Auction Lot Size (lbs.) | 1706 |
| High bid | 5.60 |
| Total value | 9553.6 |
| High bidders | NAGAHAMA COFFEE Inc. |