Gisagara Migina Washing Station | Rwanda

Notes of Passionfruit, Nectarine, Red Tea & Clove Washing Station: Migina Washing Station Region: Gisagara District, Southern Province Process & Variety: Washed Red Bourbon Altitude: 1550 masl Migina Coffee Washing Station, located in Rwanda's Gisagara District, Southern Province, processes red Bourbon grown in the region’s fertile soils. The station uses a wet mill with a Mackinon disc pulper, three fermentation tanks, and 60 raised drying tables. Cherries are hand-sorted, floated, and pulped within eight hours of harvest, then undergo 15–18 hours of dry fermentation, washing, and a 15–20 hour soak before sun-drying for 12–14 days. Defects are removed at multiple stages to ensure quality. Migina also invests in farmer training, input distribution, and environmental programs, including shade tree and coffee seedling nurseries and wastewater treatment using Activated Effective Micro-organisms (E.M.).