BURUNDI - KIRYAMA HILL

Varietal- Red Bourbon.
Processing- Fully Washed and Sundried.
Altitude- 1500- 1600 masl.
Producer- Smallholder farmer families,
processed at Karambo washing station.
Region- Muyinga, Burundi
Harvest period- March- July

Notes: Rooibos tea, Fynbos honey, vanillin, lemon


TIB (This is Burundi) was born in June 2020, with ambitious plans. They acquired a piece of land to
build their first washing station at Karambo Hill in Muyinga. The station started operating in the
2021 coffee season. They plan to buy a small dry mill and two new washing stations in different
regions of Burundi over the next three years. Then they will be able to give their customers a
greater variety of Burundian coffees and taste profiles.
TIB’s coffee grows in Muyinga province in northern Burundi, a beautiful hilly region with an
average altitude of 1500-1600m. It is close to the Ruvubu national park, and crossed by the Nile
river. They work with almost 2000 farmers with farms spread over 50 hectares. They produce
fully washed, natural and honey Arabica coffees. At TIB Coffee, they want their customers to
enjoy the best coffee Burundi offers while knowing they’re positively impacting community life in
Burundi.
TIB take a sustainability-focused approach to our production techniques to prioritise our land and
the environment. They use erosion control and plant shade trees and leguminous plants that add
nitrogen to the soil. They also grow bananas, maize, cassava and beans for biodiversity and extra
income for the farmers.
At TIB Coffee, they help their farmers live a good life by producing the highest quality coffee they
can. The vision is to make a true sustainable impact on communities and farmers, by forming
strong partnerships around specialty coffee production