Origin: Uganda
Region: Upper Bukyabo
Cultivar: SL14, SL28 & Nyasaland
Producer: The Coffee Gardens
Process: Washed
Altitude: 1800-2200 masl
This lot is dedicated to Village Savings Groups. This is to empower the farmers with financial literacy, record keeping and to strengthen leadership. They have 7 Savings Groups who are all supported by an expert leader. In total 232 farmers are use the loans and savings group to buy farm inputs, pay labourers and pay school fees. In total there are 172 farmers with savings accounts and 71% of these are women.
The Coffee Gardens Project has been established with many purposes, such as to improve farmers income and livelihoods, create and provide rural employment, promote gender equality, increase transparency and traceability throughout the supply chain, promote and work on environmental protection in the area and provide farmer training in Good Agricultural Practises (GAP).
The coffee in this micro-lot is produced by the farmers on the mountain above The Coffee Gardens’ washing station. The farmers bring the coffee cherries down to the processing station themselves, earning extra income.
