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After realizing, that in my district Nyamasheke in Karambi, MACUBA and Kilimbi sectors in particular the soil was ideal to grow coffee plantations as they could be easily be purchased by coffee washing stations from other regions, I decided to construct on coffee washing station and that was in 2003. In the beginning I was working with 3 cooperatives composed of around 500 coffee growers in those sectors respectively.

After we were able to run the washing station stations and improving the quality of the processed coffee, we felt confident in taking part in Cup of excellence competitions and in CoE 2011 we won the 6th position and this year we won the 13rd place.

As we work closely with coffee growers, it has noticeably positively impacted on their life due to several mechanism that were put in place to assist farmers in improving their life out of the benefits that we share from the coffee income.
Now almost all farmers have cows through Gira Inka program (one cow per family program), education and health scheme support to all members.
This has increased the ties between the washing station and farmers we work with thus they find enthousiasm in what they do as a results good agricultral practices and field management of their coffee plantations which increase the quality of their cherries.
Production and Processing Site Description
Coffee Washing Station coordinates
Latitude (m): 416994
Longitude (m): 9745834
Province: West
District: Nyamasheke
Sector: Karambi
Altitude: 1854 meters, processing cherries from 1600 to 2100 meters
Coffee variety: Bourbon
Soil pH mean: 4.2-5.1
Precipitation range: 1200 to 1300 mm
Temperature range (Celcius degrees): 18-19 degrees
CWS Owner: BAVUGAMENSHI Theobard
Status: Private
Creation date: 2005
Treatment capacity: 1000 tons
Fermentation method: Wet processing
Drying table: 64, full sun drying,
Road accessibility: Fair
Water source: mountain natural spring
Energy Source: Generator
Contact person: BAVUGAMENSHI Théobard, Owner

RTC GATARE
ALTUTIDE 1700-2000
SEASON 2018

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1 BAZIMAZIKI Joel
2 BIMENYIMANA Ezekeli
3 BIRARURWA Yossia
4 BIZIMANA Pascal
5 BIZIYAREMYE Thomas
6 BWANAKENEYE Adrien
7 GATORANO Emmanuel
8 HABAKUBAHO Fredaric
9 HABARUREMA Jean Damscene
10 HABIYAMBERE ELIABO
11 HABYARIMANA Anastase
12 HAKIZAMUNGU Pascal
13 HAKIZAMUNGU Sammuel
14 HAKIZIMANA Alex
15 HAKIZIMANA Nathan
16 HANYURWUMUTIMA Chadrack
17 HARERIMANA Etienne
18 HARORIMANA Emmanuel
19 HAVUGIMANA Augustin
20 HAVUGIYAREMYE Eldephonse
21 IRAFASHA Maurice
22 KABERA Savera
23 KABIRIGI Benjamin
24 KABIRIGI Casmir
25 KABUNDA Seratiel
26 KAMANZI Isabelle
27 KANYAMUHANDA Callixte
28 KARAMIRA Cyprien
29 KAREMANZIRA Donatien
30 KAYIBANDA Boaz
31 MANIRAGABA Viateur
32 MBARUBUKEYE Nahason
33 MABRUSHIMANA Alphonse
34 MBIHOZEMBIZI Jean Pierre
35 MBITSEMUNDA Innocent
36 MBONYOWONTUMA Augustin
37 MBUNGIRA Innoncent
38 MPONGERENDE Augustin
39 MUKABURANGA Saverine
40 MUKAMANZI Felecita
41 MUKAMUSONI Saverine
42 MUKANDANGA Frediane
43 MUKANGONGA Isabelle
44 MUKANKUSI Nataria
45 MUKARUZAGE Azela
46 MUKASINE Marciane
47 MUKESHIMANA Etienne