Nyamurinda Coffee Growers Ltd

Name: Nyamurinda Coffee Growers Ltd
Telephone: +250 788 581 659

Two sisters, one vision: Bringing hope and prosperity to a new Rwanda

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Description

Nyamurinda Coffee Growers is owned by two sisters. We process coffee from local farms surrounding our washing station, and we grow our own trees high up on Nyamurinda mountain in southern Rwanda. We aim to bring opportunities to small scale farmers, in particular, women.

Recently, we extended our business to the mountainous district of Karora in Western province. At our Karona CWS, we work with almost 600 farmers. This coffee is Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance certified. We supply single origin, specialty Bourbon and green beans, cupping at 86–89, for domestic and international markets.

Sustainability Impact

Nyamurinda Mountain Coffee created opportunities for women where there were none, and now people in our area have electricity, clean water, and roads. We have created a micro-finance to coffee farmers increase women’s ability to make financial decisions. This supports families in lean times or hungry months, and enables them to invest in their farms. We aim to build a sustainable coffee industry which restores independence and confidence, based on cohesion, trust, knowledge, and innovation.

Sector / Product / Services

Agriculture

Production

Function

Grower, processor, roaster, exporter

Organization

Private company

Established

2016

Source

Southern Province: Coffee Farm and Nyamagabe CWS: Nyamagabe district, Kibirizi sector.

Western Province Karora CWS, Karongi district, Karora Mountain, Mubuga sector

Growers

664 families

Trees

226,618

Trees per farm

615

Total area

226,624 ha

Varietals

Arabica, Red Bourbon

Age of trees

5–9 years

Harvest

March to mid-June

CWS

Processing

Fully washed, natural, honey

Drying

Sun-dried

Certifications

Fairtrade and Rainforest Alliance

Production 2021

67 tons

Goal 2025

134 tons

Name of contact person

Ms. Immaculee Mukamana

Contact Email

info@nyamurindacoffee.com

Phone Number

+250 788 581 659

Website

http://nyamurindacoffee.com/

Region

Rwanda

Coffee Washing Station 1

Name

Nyamurinda Estate Coffee CWS
Location

Nyamagabe district, Southern province
Altitude

1,800–2,000 MSL
Processing

Fully washed, natural, honey
Flavour profile

Honey, berries, tropical fruit, vanilla, and chocolate and floral aroma
Cupping

85+

Coffee Washing Station 2

Name

Karora
Location

Mubuga sector, Karora Mountain, Karongi district, Western province
Altitude

1,800–2,000 MSL
Processing

Fully washed, natural, honey
Flavour profile

Chocolate, vanilla, raisin, candied orange, honey, strawberry, spicy, citric acid, heavy body, sweet aftertaste
Cupping

85–88

Our Mission

To connect the worlds' agriculture supply chains and ensure a value generating network that benefits the business, the consumer, the farmer and everyone in between.

Solutions

We develop end-to-end traceability solutions specifically designed to serve our customers from the farm gate all the way to end consumers.

Contribution to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

About

We're a Swiss-based company delivering trusted end-to-end traceability solutions to global supply chains. We empower action in the areas of digitalisation, sustainability and transparency, and deliver solutions to our clients that deliver on their goals and help them overcome operational challenges to traceability.

In 2021 we ran a successful Series A funding round, joined the official platform of the UN Global Compact, and we are actively contributing towards SDG12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), SDG8 (Decent work and economic growth), SDG9 (Industry, innovation & infrastructure and SDG15 (Life on Land).

Website

https://www.farmerconnect.com

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The International Trade Centre (ITC) has launched a new corporate initiative dubbed: Switch ON. Focusing on digital connectivity, ITC calls on partners to prioritize investments in connectivity and on policymakers to create the right conditions for small businesses in developing and transition countries to profit from digital trade and entrepreneurship.

The initiative is integral to ITC's 2022-2025 Strategic Plan, which prioritizes digital connectivity as a key enabler to an inclusive, sustainable, and prosperous world.

Switch ON focuses on delivering affordable networks and unlocking access through education and digital literacy. Partnerships with local and international companies play an important role in the initiative’s success.

Our mission

Switch ON’s cross-cutting delivery model combines the expertise of teams across ITC to address three layers.

1. Ecosystem layer: looks at how business support organizations can digitalize their clients and advocate for more affordable connectivity Strategy and policy layer: disseminates evidence-based innovations in policy and thought leadership

2. Enterprise layer: raises the profile of MSMEs to attract investment to new models in connectivity, enabling them to trade digitally
3. Partnerships with local and international companies are expected to play a key role, and will require the contribution of partners beyond those traditionally engaged in "Aid for Trade".

These partners may have a far more specific and technical role in delivering connectivity and infrastructure and services. ITC will ensure that MSMEs receive appropriate attention and support to meet their potential. We welcome discussions on how we can best work together toward this outcome.

Our ambition

- Enable institutions to implement policy and initiatives so MSMEs can access and use the internet;

- Affordable and reliable connectivity, in towns of all sizes;

- Easy, affordable access to online payments;

- Vibrant e-commerce services, including local marketplaces and other service providers;

- Digital entrepreneurialism, built on the development and uptake of local solutions.

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