Cyahinda Washing Station
Cyahinda Coffee washing station operated under Gihanga Coffee Ltd , is a specialty coffee washing station based in Rwanda’s Southern Province, featuring the Cyahinda Washing Station in Cyahinda Sector, Nyaruguru District
The company exports 100% single-origin Arabica, engaging with over 1,375 smallholder farmers across Southern Rwanda minly in Nyaruguru
Our Operation
We do the following :
- Coffee Cherries harvesting
- Transportation of cherries to the site
- Receiving Cherries at the washing station
- Floating
- Pulping
- Fermentation
- Washing
- Socking
- Pre-Drying
- Drying
- Stocking
- Hulling
- Sorting
- Exportation
The Cyahinda CWS operates under the following climatic conditions:
Altitude: 1,800 – 2,050m asl (av. 1,819m)
Coffee variety: Arabica
Flowering period: Start SeptemberHarvest time: March – JulyNumber of farmers: >1,200
Region: Nyaruguru
Micro region: Cyahinda
Soil type: Clay, clay-sandy
Soil pH mean: 5.3
Precipitation range: 1,300 – 1,400 mm
Temperature range: 17 – 18 degr ees Celsius
Treatment capacity: 1,500 tons
Processing system: Wet processing
Mucilage removal: MacKinnon 3-disc pulping machine
Drying: 150 elevated tables, direct sun drying
Storage: One warehouse with natural ventilation system and pallets
Road accessibility: Good
Water source: Natural spring
Energy Source: Generator
Environmental protection measures: Natural seepage and EM technology for organic manure production from coffee pulp
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