For decades, farming coffee has been considered as a “man’s job”. This is not just the case in Burundi, but the world over.
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A Farmer Story: Dorothée Sibomana
This blog post was written by Joy Maguvo, Long Miles Coffee Story Assistant. Dorothée Sibomana is a coffee farmer from Gaharo Hill. In most countries, it’s more common to see men involved in coffee farming maintenance than women. However, Dorothée defies that norm! While her husband works as a mechanic in Bujumbura, Dorothée manages and …
A Farmer Story: Apollinaire
This blog post was written by Joy Maguvo, Long Miles Coffee Story Assistant. Apollinaire Nzobonimpa is a coffee farmer from Nkonge Hill in Burundi and is very involved in maintaining his coffee plantations. Along with the help of coffee scouts, he is able to manage pruning, mulching and applying fertilizer to his crops. However, there …
A Farmer Story: Gervais
This blog post was written by Joy Maguvo, Long Miles Coffee Story Assistant. Gervais Mpabonimana is a coffee farmer from Kabuye Hill. He is 69 years old and is the father of seven children. After dropping out of Don Bosco School in 1968, he moved in with his parents. In 1974, after their failed attempts …
Pruning and Mulching: Enhancing Coffee Productivity and Quality
In this post, Epaphras Ndikumana, Social and Environment Impact Manager for Long Miles Coffee walks us through the reasons for Pruning and Mulching…
A Look Into Hand Sorting
In our most recent blog post we presented a brief overview of the Dry Milling process; the final processing step before coffee is placed into bags, ready for export. In that post, we mentioned Hand Sorting as a critical and final stage in the Milling process. Whereas that last post was focused on the bullet …