In Kayanza, Burundi's northern coffee-growing province, Businde Washing Station collects cherry from roughly 650 smallholder farmers within a few miles of the mill. The station is operated by Matsitsi Trading, founded by Matsitsi Zuberi in 2015, which runs three washing stations across Kayanza and Muyinga provinces with an emphasis on traceability and sustainability.
Matsitsi pays 20% above local market rate for quality cherry deliveries, and once cherries arrive at Businde, they undergo a controlled fermentation followed by about twenty days of drying on raised beds.
The result reflects both the high-elevation terrain of Kayanza, between 1,650 and 1,800 meters, and a broader shift in the region as Burundi's coffee farmers have pushed to build out infrastructure and quality after decades of low pay and underinvestment.
Green Price
$4.48
Green cost, milling, transport, taxes and exporting fees.
Transport
$1.07
Importing fees and transport from the farm to Chicago, Illinois.
Our Cost of Production
$6.08
Labor, Rent, Health Insurance, Paid Time Off
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Kayanza, Burundi
- Producer Various
- Elevation 1800 MASL
- Process Washed
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Quality
Quality means buying high quality coffees from established producers around the world.
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Traceability
Traceability gives recognition to the producers and validates where the coffee is grown, picked, and processed.
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Transparency
We endeavor to contextualize the importance of a fair and balanced trade through the prices we pay.
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Paying More
As an Independent Specialty Coffee Roaster, we always pay well above the C-Market based on two factors; the quality of coffee and the cost of production.
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Fair Wage
A fair wage begins with paying higher premiums to the coffee producer in tandem with providing competitive wages and benefits for our staff here at Metric.
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