Burundi - Sourcing

Burundi is a small landlocked country in the heart of East Africa, nestled within the Albertine Rift of the Great Rift Valley. Its mountain chains and high plateau create dramatic elevation. Most coffee here grows between 1,200 and 1,950 meters above sea level, where cooler temperatures, volcanic soil, and generous rainfall of around 1,200mm per year produce something unmistakable: bright, expressive acidity, tropical fruit punch, and a syrupy, candy-like sweetness that lingers.

Coffee accounts for more than 80% of Burundi's exports, grown by over 800,000 smallholder farmers. The most celebrated regions, Kayanza, Ngozi, Muyinga, Karusi, Cankuzo, and Gitega, are concentrated in the northwest, where conditions are ideal and the coffee community runs deep.

Our coffee comes through JNP Coffee, an organization doing work that goes far beyond the cup. JNP works with over 18,000 farmers, with a particular focus on women growers, paying them directly, supporting financial literacy, and creating pathways for them to become central participants in their local economies. Their Dushime® premium payment program (Dushime meaning "let's be thankful" in Kirundi) delivers a second payment to farmers after harvest proceeds arrive from global buyers, flowing directly back into communities: school fees, supplies, fertilizer for next season.