{"product_id":"burundi-rumanda-washed","title":"Burundi Rumanda Washed","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBurundi Rumanda Washed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCupping Notes: Sugar cane juice, lychee, red grape, apple\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry of Origin: \u003cstrong\u003eBurundi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegion: \u003cstrong\u003eKayanza\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProducer Type: \u003cstrong\u003eWashing Station\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFarm Name: \u003cstrong\u003eVarious Producers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProcessing: \u003cstrong\u003eWashed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProcessing Description: \u003cstrong\u003eSun-dried on raised beds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlant Species: \u003cstrong\u003eArabica\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVarietal: Bourbon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"tab-label-description\" class=\"data item title\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"tab-label-description-title\" class=\"data switch\"\u003eAbout This Coffee\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"description\" class=\"data item content description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product attribute description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"value\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-element=\"main\" data-appearance=\"contained\" data-content-type=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-pb-style=\"G9LTK6E\" data-element=\"inner\" data-video-fallback-src=\"\" data-video-lazy-load=\"true\" data-video-play-only-visible=\"true\" data-video-loop=\"true\" data-background-type=\"image\" data-background-images=\"{}\" data-parallax-speed=\"0.5\" data-enable-parallax=\"0\" class=\"story-section hide-texture-img\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-pb-style=\"XGREO54\" data-element=\"main\" data-grid-size=\"12\" data-appearance=\"default\" data-content-type=\"column-group\" data-background-images=\"{}\" class=\"pagebuilder-column-group\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-pb-style=\"LW1LE0O\" data-element=\"main\" data-content-type=\"column-line\" class=\"pagebuilder-column-line\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-pb-style=\"IQPB1WG\" data-element=\"main\" data-background-images=\"{}\" data-appearance=\"full-height\" data-content-type=\"column\" class=\"pagebuilder-column f-left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-pb-style=\"N3WNITG\" data-element=\"main\" data-appearance=\"default\" data-content-type=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFounded by Matsitsi Zuberi in 2015, Matsitsi Trading focuses on producing high-quality specialty coffee in Burundi. The company operates three washing stations, two in Kayanza province and one in Muyinga province. These stations invest in processing infrastructure and maintain traceability, while contributing to the local communities and sustainability, in the form of wastewater treatment and compost projects from unused coffee pulp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eHistory of Coffee in Burundi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring colonization, Belgians forced the people of Burundi to grow coffee to pay taxes, an all too familiar story. So, it is understandable that after independence, the farmers of Burundi were less than enthusiastic about growing coffee and there was almost no focus on quality. When world coffee prices dropped to historic lows 20 years ago, prices paid to farmers by government run washing stations were so low that coffee was smuggled into neighboring countries to be sold as Rwandan or Tanzanian coffee. When prices began to rise and become relatively stable, Burundi coffee farmers in the northern highlands did not forget that Rwanda received better prices for quality. The coffee farmers of Burundi began to emulate some of what was happening in Rwanda, forming cooperatives and seeking ways to improve quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003eGrowing Coffee in Burundi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e One clear indicator of a focus on quality is an increase in washing stations in a country where transportation is a challenge. The closer a washing station is to coffee trees, the greater control over quality and micro-climate specific separations. Burundi has seen a significant increase in the number of washing station over the last ten years and in recent years internal economic structures have liberalized enough for growers to experience increased income for increased quality. 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