RWANDA NYUNGWE HALO LOT #139

Nyungwe is a specialty coffee grown by smallholder farmers in Nyamasheke District in Western Rwanda and delivered to the Nyungwe Washing Station operated by Rwanda Trading Company RTC. The station is located beside Nyungwe National Park one of Africa’s oldest and most biodiverse montane rainforests. This forest edge setting creates a cool and humid environment with high rainfall fertile soils and slow cherry maturation which strongly shapes the character of the coffee.

Coffee farming in Nyungwe is led by small scale producers who cultivate coffee on steep hillsides surrounding the forest. Farms are commonly shaded and intercropped and managed using traditional practices passed down through generations. RTC works closely with these farmers through training programs that focus on selective harvesting accurate delivery timing and quality based incentives. This approach improves consistency while maintaining clear traceability at the washing station level.

At the Nyungwe Washing Station cherries are processed using Rwanda’s classic fully washed method with careful control over fermentation washing and drying. RTC places strong emphasis on processing discipline and long term infrastructure investment allowing quality to remain stable year after year despite seasonal challenges. The result is a coffee that reflects its forest influenced terroir and Rwanda’s signature washed style clean structured and elegant.