Uganda - Buzira

A washed coffee from the Rwenzori mountains, located on the south-western border of Uganda. It is a balanced and versatile coffee with mild acidity and moderate body. It has a faint taste of chocolate and works with or without milk, as a filter coffee or even as an espresso.

BEAN INFORMATION

Origin: Uganda

Region: Rwenzori Mountains

Altitude: 1300-1600masl

Process: Fully Washed. Handpicked and floated.

Varietal: SL14, SL28 and some regional landraces

Taste profile: Well-balanced cup with a mild acidity and a faint taste of milk chocolate

Suitability: Espresso, Filter

Recommendations: We think this coffee works best as a strong filter, with or without milk, or as an espresso for milk-based drinks.

Coffee Description

Agri Evolve have this to say about their Buzira coffee: “Buzira is a community very close to our main coffee station at Nyabirongo in the southern part of the Rwenzoris. We have a strong connection with the community having helped to establish a clean water supply for the community in 2020. BUZIRA is the name chosen for our centrally processed washed coffee. We purchase cherries from a wide area within the foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains. Some of these cherries are pulped on arrival at Nyabirongo and then fermented in large tanks, usually for 24 hrs. After washing the resulting ‘parchment’ is dried, either on raised beds or mechanically depending on a range of factors. When fully dried the parchment is stored in our warehouse until required for export. It is then hulled, graded and bagged”.

SUPPLIER

Agri Evolve was established in 2016. It is a profit for purpose business which employs approximately 80 staff. Since 2016 Agri Evolve has worked to increase the quality and therefore the value of coffee in the Rwenzori region. Agri Evolve improved coffee quality by using their experience and knowledge to select better cherries; they conducted in-house processing, and have since built washing stations; and the agronomists at Agri Evolve have helped educate farmers to improve their crops in the field. The improvement of the quality of the coffee has increased the price of the coffee cherries, which Agri Evolve purchase directly from the local farmers, meaning farmers have increased their income from coffee production. Agri Evolve also contribute 40p per bag of coffee sold in the UK to a development fund, the ACE 2030, which emphasises the link between agriculture, community and the environment. Thus far, the money has contributed to: a programme of long-term tree planting; the implementation of energy efficient stoves within the local community; the construction of clean water infrastructure; improvements in agricultural practices, which have increased sector resilience and sustainability; and the creation of a Village Saving and Loans Associations, which help communities manage money more effectively.

To learn more about Agri Evolve, please visit their site here: www.agrievolve.com

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