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About this lot
ORIGIN Rwanda benefits from ideal coffee growing conditions that include high altitudes, regular rainfall, volcanic soils with good organic structure and an abundance of the classic arabica variety, Red Bourbon. A large majority of Rwandan coffee is cultivated by smallholder producers who intercrop and grow their coffee on parcels of land often not much larger than just one hectare per family. Coffee is grown in most parts of the country, especially along Lake Kivu and in the southern province. Coffee is one of the major export commodities for Rwanda, accounting for more than 40% of the total value of agricultural exports of the country, with approximately 420,000 people directly or indirectly involved. In addition, coffee cultivation also contributes to the reconciliation of the two main ethnic groups, Hutus and Tutsis, who are now working together shoulder-to-shoulder, to produce more