GATARE - Rwanda
čierna ríbezľa, čerešňa, čokoláda, malina
Popis produktu
| CULTIVAR | Red Bourbon |
| PROCESS | Natural |
| FLAVOUR | Blackcurrant, cherry, chocolate, raspberry |
| PRODUCER | Gatare |
| REGION | Nyamasheke district, Western Rwanda |
| ALTITUDE | 1800 masl |
| Q SCORE | 86.25 pts |
| HARVEST | July 2024 |
GATARE - RWANDA
Despite the area surrounding the Gatare station an area where competing washing stations share farmer populations, Gatare was there first; established in 2003.
Gatare has a longstanding reputation for having been among the first stations to process very high quality coffee for export. Located in Nyamasheke district of the Western province, the station is surrounded by hills covered by coffee trees. Gatare has competed in the Cup Of Excellence competition many times, and always ended in the high winning lots. The station has a very large capacity, operating a 3ton/hr McKinnon disc pulper, washing channels, dry fermentation tanks, and multiple soaking tanks.
Just 3km from sister site Mutovu river, the sound of the rush of water is mixed with birdsong and the noises from the nearby Gatare village that echo across the deep valley, on one side of which sits the washing station at 1850masl.
Station manager Fred has been the manager of the site since RTC took ownership in 2016. Although just a small 2ha site, the station services 1096 local farmers. Due to numbers of stations in the small surrounding area, however, the annual production has been decreasing; 600 tons were processed in 2019 and in late May, annual production for 2023 was estimated to stop at 400 tons.
The station employs 7 full time staff with an additional 90 during the season. 80% are women. Farm sizes in the are very small with an average size of just 1ha. Some may only have 10 coffee trees amongst other crops. Nonetheless, all farmers currently contributing to Gatare’s lots are trained by RTC on how to get the best yield quality from their trees. Fred told us that he loves working in coffee because of how it increases his knowledge; the key to more opportunities.
