- Tanzania
- August-September 2016
Tanzania-Mwika North
SKU: GEN17TZM08
Genuine difference
- UPS Flat
Rate Delivery - 65lb Freshness
Package - hassle-free
returns - Packed & Sealed
at Origin
The Mwika North Farmer Group was established in 1984 as a cooperative and as a member of the larger Kilimanjaro Native Co-operative Union (KNCU) the very first cooperative in Tanzania. The KNCU was established in 1925, shortly after the arrival of coffee in Tanzania. In 2004, Mwika North became one of the first organic certified producer groups in the Kilimanjaro region. The producers still take pride in following organic farming standards, and this coffee has EU Organic certification status (though not U.S.). Coffee remains an important cash crop for farmers in the Lelo village and its surroundings, and in 2015 the group commissioned a CPU (central processing unit), which it expects will help it to increase its production yields.
GEOGRAPHY:
Region Kilimanjaro
Altitude 1400–1800
PRODUCER:
The approximately 300 members of the Mwika North Cooperative
VARIETY:
Bourbon, Kent and Nyasa
PROCESSING:
Washed, home processed
HARVEST TIME:
August-September 2016