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This is an editorial research profile, not a first-person interview or independently conducted farm visit. Check the research sources below for supporting evidence.

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Farmer profile
🇷🇼Rwanda

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)

A producer may be listed for one explicitly documented component of a blend, not the entire coffee. These catalog relationships do not independently verify every lot or harvest. Check the individual coffee profiles and original research sources.

Research sources & verification

These source links were recorded for this producer profile. They provide a way to check the documented claims; the links do not independently establish each person's identity, current farm relationship or coffee lot.

Research last reviewed: 2026-10-06

  1. Source 1: intelligentsia.com
  2. Source 2: intelligentsia.com
  3. Source 3: milled.com