Murambi

Rwanda - Province de l'Est - Gatsibo - Murambi - 80+ - FW - Organic

CROP 2025/2026 See coffee details

SCA score84

Aromatic notes

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History and traceability

The story

Impexcor’s Arabica Red Bourbon variety coffee is cultivated by 137 registered farmers who deliver their harvest to the station between March and June. These cherries, grown with care on smallholder farms, are transported to the station either by bicycle or carried by hand, depending on the farm’s size and accessibility. Upon arrival, each delivery undergoes an initial quality check, where conventional and organic lots are separated. The cherries are weighed, and farmers receive a receipt for their contribution.

The selected cherries are fed into a hopper and floated to remove underripe or defective cherries. Pulping is carried out using a Penagos machine, after which the coffee undergoes fermentation in tanks for 12 to 15 hours, depending on temperature. Once fermentation is complete, the coffee is thoroughly washed and passed through a grading channel, where it is separated by density using water.

Graded coffee is placed on primary drying tables for initial sorting, ensuring only the highest-quality parchment is retained. It is then transferred to raised drying beds, where it dries under the sun for 18 to 21 days, depending on weather conditions. During this period, the coffee is regularly turned to ensure even drying and preserve flavour quality.

Once the ideal moisture content is achieved, the coffee is moved into storage and organised by individual lots. Final sorting is conducted in the warehouse to maintain consistent quality before the parchment is sent to the RWACOF dry mill for hulling, grading, and preparation for export.

Impexcor Coffee’s story begins in Mibilizi, the historic region where the very first coffee tree in Rwanda was planted in 1904 by German missionaries. In this coffee-rich land, Innocent Mwumvaneza inherited family farms established by his parents, who began cultivating coffee in the 1950s. A lifelong coffee enthusiast, he dedicated his career to the industry—working as a farmer, supporting coffee-growing households, supplying washed coffee, and establishing central wet mills for specialty coffee processing.

In 2008, after years of experience in local coffee trade, Innocent founded Impexcor Coffee and entered the export market, aiming to share Rwanda’s finest coffee with the world. Following his passing, the legacy was carried forward by his children, with Mr. Mwumvaneza Ernest now serving as Managing Director.

Today, Impexcor operates 22 coffee washing and processing stations, with an additional 2 stations set to become operational in 2026, across all four provinces of Rwanda. These include locations in the Western Province (Rusizi, Nyamasheke), Southern Province (Nyaruguru, Ruhango, Muhanga), Eastern Province (Gatsibo, Ngoma, Rwamagana), and Northern Province (Burera, Gicumbi). This strategic presence enables the company to capture the full range of profiles that Rwanda’s diverse coffee-growing regions can produce.