Kabirizi - Rwanda COOPAC

Tasting like jammy nectarine and fresh mango with mellow toffee flavours. Sparkling acidity and mild fruit-like sweetness.

Washed Bourbon grown at 1470-2000 MASL

Kabirizi washing station was established in 2004 and has placed in the Cup of Excellence competition. It is run by Coopérative pour la Promotion des Activités Café or COOPAC. COOPAC is a Fair Trade–certified cooperative located near Lake Kivu on the steep slopes of volcanic mountains.

 COOPAC began with 110 farmers in April 2001 and currently has 8,000 members contributing coffee from Ack, Ubuzima, Tuzamurane, Kopabm, Abakundakurima, and Abanyamurava. It is committed to environmental and social sustainability in addition to producing high-quality coffee. Waste by-products from processing are used as fertilizer rather than discarded into the lake, and shade trees are distributed to farmers to prevent soil erosion.

COOPAC has assisted in the construction of a school, healthcare clinics, and roads and bridges in the community. The cooperative also has a program to distribute cows and goats to the most productive farmers and provides farmers with an agricultural advisor to teach the latest production methods