🇷🇼Rwanda
Rwanda · Rulindo
Buliza
UCOCARU cooperative union
Counter Culture Coffee
Buliza washing station
Field Blend· Washed
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🇷🇼Rwanda
UCOCARU cooperative union
UCOCARU is a cooperative union for coffee producers based in the Rulindo District of Rwanda. The organization supports more than 2,100 smallholder members by helping them increase their agricultural productivity and sustainability to improve their livelihoods. The union collaborates with the privately owned Buliza coffee washing station to process member cherries for export. This partnership allows the union to avoid the financial risks associated with building and operating its own processing infrastructure.
Farm: Buliza washing station →History
UCOCARU works with Buliza through a government-supported cooperative–private-station arrangement. The model lets the union negotiate a fair seasonal price without taking on the debt and operating risk of constructing its own washing station.
Published coffees linked to UCOCARU cooperative union
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Research last reviewed: 2026-10-09