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Rwanda - Cyiya

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Bag Weight 60 KG BAG
Harvest Season 2025/26
Status ETA Jan 2026
Lot Number P614411-5
  • 10 Bag(s)
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About This Coffee

Cyiya Coffee Washing Station is rooted in the community of Cyiya hill in Rwanda’s Southern Province, where 200–300 smallholder farmers grow red Bourbon on fertile volcanic soils. Most farmers tend modest plots alongside food crops and livestock, creating a diverse, sustainable landscape. During harvest, cherries are carefully hand-picked and sorted to ensure only the best reach the station. The cool climate of the region helps slow fermentation, contributing to the station’s reputation for meticulous processing and quality. Beyond coffee, Cyiya supports its community through farmer training, seasonal employment, and free distribution of coffee and shade tree seedlings, while promoting environmental stewardship through conservation programs and wastewater treatment initiatives.

Country of Origin Rwanda
Region Nyamasheke District
Producer Type Small Holder Farmers
Farm Name Various producers
Processing Washed
Processing Description 15-18hr fermentation, sun-dried on raised beds
Growing Altitude 1700m
Harvest Season 2025/26
Bag Weight 60 KG BAG
Bag Type Grain Pro / Ecotact
Plant Species Arabica
Variety Bourbon

History of Coffee in Rwanda 

The commercialization of coffee came about gradually in Rwanda and coffee was always produced on smallholder farms. Independence brought some improvement to the coffee infrastructure as the government established more modern and centralizing processing. But this meant the government set the price they would pay for coffee and farmers had no other options. There was no focus on quality because there was no incentive whatsoever. Despite much of the coffee being Bourbon, there was no sorting or grading so all the coffee was commercial grade. Rwanda exported 642,000 bags of coffee in 1993 and 447,000 in 1994. Then, as something of a stark reminder of the genocide, Rwanda exported a mere 22,000 bags in 1995. Today, Rwanda exports only 43% of what it did in 1993, but current exports represent much greater value because for the last 20 years the focus has been on quality rather than quantity, supported by various initiatives of the Rwandan government and international NGOs. 

Growing Coffee in Rwanda

Rwanda’s ideal growing conditions are no longer wasted on poor processing. New washing stations have opened in all coffee growing regions, innovative cupping labs that arrive built into shipping containers, and cooperatives have been established. The vast majority of Rwanda's smallholder farmers grow high-quality Bourbon, well-suited to the high altitudes and volcanic soil of the region. For the last 10 years, Rwandan specialty coffees consistently rank among the finest in the world. 

  • Region Nyamasheke District
  • Farm Name Various producers
  • Producer Type Small Holder Farmers
  • Processing Washed
  • Processing Description 15-18hr fermentation, sun-dried on raised beds
  • Bag Type Grain Pro / Ecotact
  • Plant Species Arabica
  • Variety Bourbon
  • Min Growing Altitude 1700m
  • On Sale No
  • Top Lot No
  • Status Afloat
  • Coffee Grade RWA CA FW A
  • CTRM Contract Number P614411-5
  • Country of Origin Rwanda
  • Warehouse The Annex CA
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