Rwanda Gicumbi natural

Rwanda Gicumbi natural

Nova Coffee grows Red Bourbon Arabica in the warm tropical sun and rich volcanic soils of northern Rwanda. Surrounded by native tropical rainforest, the 155-hectare coffee plantation, with 380,000 trees, sits at an elevation of 1,800–2,000 m above sea level, stretches across a mountainside, and is close to beautiful Lake Muhazi. This is an ideal, idyllic environment for growing truly exceptional coffee, whose cherries ripen to a vivid, deep red from mid-March to mid-June. They then process both their own coffee and coffee from 2,880 smallholder coffee farmers who belong to the same community.

Nova Coffee began as a family business in 2015. Nova Coffee’s founder and managing director, “Agnes Mukamushinja,” and her husband, “Felix Hitayezu,” have worked in the coffee sector for more than 25 years. They founded a coffee enterprise that leads in socially responsible practices. Since 2015, more than 2,800 local farmers have been engaged, and ethical and socially responsible practices have been implemented throughout the organization.