As highlighted in “Where has the coffee gone?”, 2021 was not the season we had all expected and hoped for. Production was devastatingly low, with cherry volumes at roughly half of what they should be for Long Miles to break-even. The financial challenges we faced, and continue to face, were compounded by the fact that …
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Where Has The Coffee Gone?
During every single harvest we are faced with unwelcome surprises. Whether we are blindsided by a drought, a coup attempt, ill-timed rains, a fuel shortage, or a demanding new government policy; we have learned to expect the unexpected. And yet, 2021 has been able to present some challenges that still feel shocking. The 2021 harvest …
Women in Coffee: Joy Mavugo of the Long Miles Coffee Story Team
Joy Mavugo joined Long Miles in 2018, and has been an invaluable member of the Story Team ever since. With a background in public health, she uses every opportunity to share what she’s learned with partner coffee farmers while listening to, and finding ways to share their stories.
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Learn more about the history of coffee production in Burundi, and tasting coffee from the Great Lakes region in East Africa, particularly Burundi coffee.
Women in Coffee: Aline, Assistant Manager of Coffee Quality Control
Growing up, Aline didn’t know that one day she would work in the coffee sector in Burundi. She joined the Long Miles team back in 2014 as a supervisor of the teams hand-picking parchment coffee for defects.
Women in Coffee: Asterie, leader of the Long Miles Coffee Scouts
Asterie has been a part of the Long Miles Coffee team since 2016. She first joined as a Coffee Scout, and six years later is leading the Heza Coffee Scout team.