PRODUCER: RWAMATAMU
COUNTRY: RWANDA
REGION: KIBUYE
VARIETY: RED BOURBON
IMPORTER: OMWANI
PROCESSING METHOD: WASHED
FLAVOUR DESCRIPTION: DELICATE WHITE FLORALS, ORANGE SHERBET, JUICY RED APPLE, JASMINE TEA
ABOUT THE COFFEE
Founded in 2015, Rwamatamu Coffee is a family-owned and operated business that aims to combat poverty by generating employment opportunities within the local community.
The estate spans 20 hectares of coffee farmland, where it grows its own crops and sources cherries from affiliated co-operatives, local producers, and smallholder farmers. After being meticulously processed, sun-dried, sorted, and packaged, these cherries are exported as a premium product.
Husband and wife duo, Rutaganda Gaston and Mukantwaza Laetitia, established Rwamatamu Coffee to support their family. Throughout their children's upbringing, they were actively involved in the estate's operations. Daughter Marie Bernice was especially engaged in tasks like facilitating negotiations, creating educational materials, and managing marketing documents.
The family is now lining things up for Bernice to take over operations of the estate as her parents retire. Bernice and her husband Luke plan to follow in Gaston and Laetitia’s footsteps, building on the already strong foundation of Rwamatamu by expanding upon its core values of community, integrity, and sustainability.
