Rwanda Twongerekawa Coko

Twongerekawa Coko is a co-operative based in Coko sector, Gakenke district, in Rwanda’s northern province. The co-op works with over 1,200 local smallholder farmers, each with an average plot of 1.3ha in size. The producers make use of organic fertiliser such as manure, and mulching with coffee pulp.

The coffee, once picked goes through a hand sorting on covered tables to hide the effects of the sun.

After an initial washing and pulping, the beans are subject to a double fermentation process that starts with a 12 hour dry fermentation and is completed with a 24 hour wet fermentation.

Beans are then dried on raised beds for 18-22 days.

Dry milling is provided at NAEB (National Agricultural Export Development Board) in Kigali, in order to process and package the coffee.

Medium roasted to give flavours of black tea, cherry, orange, peach and vanilla.