PRODUCER: Smallholder Farms
REGION: Remera, Murata, Kayanza, Burundi
VARIETAL: Red Bourbon
PROCESS: Washed
TASTE: Blackberry, Plum, Lime

Burundi is a small, landlocked nation in East Africa. The vast majority of the population relies on subsistence farming, making cash crops like coffee vital lifelines that provide the income necessary for education, livestock, and essential household needs.

Coffee here is grown almost entirely in full sun, and because fertilizers are often cost-prohibitive, families rely on a variety of subsistence crops, including bananas, maize, cassava, and beans. These coffees thrive at exceptional altitudes ranging from 1,800 to 2,200 meters above sea level, rooted in rich red clay soils.

The region borders the Kibira National Forest, where the dense canopy creates cooler temperatures and higher rainfall than other Burundian coffee regions. Known locally as the “up country,” this area also holds deep historical significance as the burial site of Burundi’s former kings, whose graves are sheltered by towering indigenous trees.