Akagera - Transparency

Washing Station:Akagera
Farm manager: Afrodis Gahonzire
Exporter: Baho Coffee
Importer: Semilla Coffee

Price we paid Semilla for the landed coffee in Montreal: 5USD/lb (additional cost of around 0,35CAD for transport from the port to our roastery)

FOB price: 3,56USD/lb. This is the price paid by Semilla to Baho for the coffee up until the coffee is surely in the container, ready to depart origin.

Farmagate price, aka the price paid to the 5 farmers for their cherries: 450 Rwandan Francs per kilo of cherries. + 50 Francs after the cherries are processed.

As a comparison, the national farmgate price was of 245 Francs. Semilla paid 80% above market price.

Semilla and Baho worked hard to ensure a level of transparency, traceability and market access that is rare in the country. Not only are the farmers well paid, they can share their coffees with the world because of the work they do. WE are very happy to have this coffee on the menu! (and more to come)