People's Farm smallholder network
This is a research profile, not an independently conducted farm visit. Producer and coffee relationships are shown only when the records agree. Check the research sources below for supporting evidence.
The story
Kivubelt organizes the People’s Farm network, supplies seedlings and agronomic support, and centralizes processing for growers whose farms are commonly measured by tree count rather than hectares. Intelligentsia documents the relationship as a Direct Trade partnership.
Challenges
Farmers in the region face difficulties related to the remote nature of their land and the logistical hurdles of consolidating coffee from many small-scale producers to ensure quality separation.
Innovations
At Murundo washing station, cherry is floated and density-sorted, depulped, fermented for 12 hours, soaked for 24 hours, pre-dried on shaded beds, and dried on raised beds for up to three weeks.
Research sources & verification
These source links were recorded for this farm profile. They document its research trail; a linked source is not, by itself, confirmation of every farm, producer, coffee lot or photo identity.
Research last reviewed: 2026-10-06