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Kivubelt Coffee (Furaha Umwizeye)
Furaha Umwizeye operates Kivubelt Coffee, Intelligentsia's Direct Trade partner in western Rwanda. Through People's Farm, Kivubelt works with a few hundred small-scale family farmers around Murundo and Gihombo and processes their cherry at Murundo washing station.
Farm: People's Farm smallholder network →History
Kivubelt's model consolidates smallholder coffee for quality separation while giving participating growers access to seedlings, compost and fertilizer, farm-management training, and a centralized wet mill.
Published coffees linked to Kivubelt Coffee (Furaha Umwizeye)
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Research last reviewed: 2026-10-06
