SOIL - (MANANASI)-Uganda

This crop comes to you from an altitude of 1,900 meters above sea level, in fertile land ideal for growing coffee cherries in Uganda, specifically in Kinga, Kyanza Province.

The story of Mananasi begins when the Great Lakes Coffee team carried out a unique social experiment that deserves to be told. The team decided to improve the quality of coffee to work from an area known for producing Arabica coffee of low quality and low price compared to similar regions in Uganda. The team sought to develop a special program to train farmers; The trained team creates farmers with a leadership role in society and provides intensive and in-depth training courses in agricultural engineering, processing and harvesting methods. Then 35 members of novice farmers are appointed for each leading farmer, and these small groups are rewarded with a financial reward according to the unit. The higher the quality of the coffee, the greater the wage. The working group, and the leading farmer receives an additional reward for the double training he provides to his colleagues as an incentive and a guarantee of the knowledge that he efficiently transfers to them during the training.

Red cherry program

It is the next stage of quality improvement that has been gradually taking place over recent years.

This program mainly focuses on quality first and foremost; This is done by instructing farmers to pick only ripe cherries, then dry the coffee on raised beds, and after the coffee is completely dry, it is sent to the processing station to remove all possible defects in the coffee. To ensure a clean and pure cup of coffee.

Notes: Pineapple, dried fruits, chocolate.

Altitude: 1900m

Processing: Dry

Variety: Parainema