- Tanzania
- September-December 2016
Tanzania-Usongwe AB
SKU: GEN17TZM05
Genuine difference
- UPS Flat
Rate Delivery - 65lb Freshness
Package - hassle-free
returns - Packed & Sealed
at Origin
The Usongwe Cooperative was registered in 1993 under the Tanzanian Cooperative Act and takes its name from the surrounding area and nearby Usongwe Valley. Most member farms are between 0.5 and 1.5 hectares, with trees that are between 20 and 35 years old. Farmers intercrop their coffee with banana trees, maize and beans, for additional income and their own use, but coffee is their main source of income. At home, Usongwe members use hand-operated de-pulping machines to remove the fruit, then hand wash the coffee in buckets and dry them on homemade drying tables. Once sufficiently dry, the coffee is brought to the mill, where is hulled and graded, which includes separating the beans by size (AA, AB, Peaberry, etc.), which can create quite different cup profiles.
GEOGRAPHY:
Region Mbeya
Altitude 1400-1500
PRODUCER:
Approximately 520 farmers
VARIETY:
Bourbon and Kent
PROCESSING:
Washed
HARVEST TIME:
September-December 2016