UGANDA - Specialty coffee - 250g

In 2018, when Andy, Aggrey and Jason launched Zombo Coffee Partners Ltd, they envisioned a future that offered a solution to the three main problems farmers face in the Zombo region: lack of infrastructure, poor quality and lack of market access. Andy, the founder and designer of the microstation model and Zombo, believed that a future in which farmers become independent is possible. Since then, he has been working to prove it. By offering farmers a higher than market price for cherries and paying a premium for quality, it is possible to achieve price freedom c. By providing technical and processing assistance, quality can improve and stabilize. Andy Carlton's strategic system has helped farmers over the past few years improve the quality and consistency of their coffee; Together with its long-time business partner, Aggrey, they help farmers become economic players in their own right by owning and operating the micro-stations. Livelihoods in this neglected part of the world are starting to improve and farmers are now looking to a future for their children's education. Zombo operates in one of the poorest regions of the country, West Nile, and the farmers, mostly Alhurs, grow most of their own food and have around 100 coffee trees in their fields. Before Zombo, however, the café was a sort of ATM for most farmers. They still needed to see what quality improvement could offer them. Or, as Aggrey puts it: “Farmers used to think of coffee as something that fell from their trees. They used to only look at coffee when it was in season. In recent years, the results have started to spread and become evident. Zombo has achieved exponential price increases and solid growth. But, unfortunately, the big exporters are all too aware of this situation, and when they learned that Zombo was paying higher prices and making farmers part-owners of their company, they decided to outbid them. What will happen when they force Zombo to close? They can return to their usual practice of squeezing farmers with shamefully low prices and no competition. Species: Arabica Roast profile: Medium Light SCA rating: 86 Flavors: Blueberry – Redcurrant – White Chocolate Process: Natural (36 hour fermentation) Altitude: 1445-1645 meters Harvest: June Method: Slow Coffee & Filter