Our sixth harvest update, with recent news from the farm, field and lab. What post-harvest activities are coffee farmers and the Coffee Scouts working on? What were the challenges that impacted coffee production this year? How is the coffee tasting?
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HARVEST UPDATE
Why is July a significant month in Burundi? What’s happening at the dry mill? How do we construct lots of coffee for export?
The Long Miles Coffee Scouts: community changers and coffee innovators
The Long Miles coffee scouts are an integral part of who we are and how we produce coffee. But what do they do, and why are they important stakeholders in Burundi coffee?
HARVEST UPDATE
FROM THE FARM, FIELD AND LAB From the Farm collected and translated by Joy Mavugo in conjunction with Robyn-Leigh van Laren from the Long Miles Story team. On Thursday, 18 June 2020 the newly elected president Evariste NDAYISHIMIYE was sworn into office, two months before the official inauguration ceremony was planned and a week before …
HARVEST UPDATE
From the Farm, Field and Lab From the Farm collected and translated by Joy Mavugo in conjunction with Robyn-Leigh van Laren from the Story Team. It’s been a hard week for Burundi. On Monday 8 June 2020, we heard the news that Burundi’s late president H.E Pierre NKURUNZIZA had very suddenly and unexpectedly passed away. …
HOW IS COVID-19 AFFECTING BURUNDI COFFEE?
We can’t help but think of COVID-19. It’s a very real part of everyday life that has affected everything, from how we operate as a team to how we’re producing coffee. As we opened our coffee harvest season and began to operate our washing stations, we had to think about how to go about producing …