Burundi Seeds Specialty (BSS) - UMOCO WASHING STATION
JUSTE PICASSO NDUWAYO
ABOUT BSS:
OWNERSHIP: JUSTE PICASSO NDUWAYO, ZEPHYRIN BANZUBAZE, JEREMIAH NAKIMUHANA
1468 FARMERS IN 2023: BY COLLINE/COMMUNITY- BUSAMBO: 518, CAMPAZI: 412, REMERA: 287, RUVUMU: 251
WASHING STATION: UMOCO (“oo-mo-cho”) MEANING: SOURCE OF LIGHT
LOCATION: CAMPAZI COLLINE, MURUTA COMMUNE, KAYANZA PROVINCE
ELEVATION: 1800 - 2200 METERS
PROCESS: SUN DRIED NATURAL ON RAISED TABLES. DRIED T0 50% OF ORIGINAL WEIGHT, BAGGED AND STORED IN WAREHOUSE FOR 3-5 DAYS FOR YEAST FERMENTATION. THEN, SUN DRIED ON RAISED TABLES FOR A TOTAL OF 20-25 DAYS. FULLY WASHED COMING 2024!
CUP PROFILE: THE BSS NATURAL PROCESS RESULUTS IN THE MOST UNIQUE NATURAL PROCESS PROFILE WE’VE EVER TASTED IN BURUNDI. THEIR LOTS ARE INCREDIBLY BALANCED, NOT BOOZY BUT CRISP ACDITY, AND DEFINED FLAVOR.
COMMUNITIES REPRESENTED:
BUSAMBO, CAMPAZI, REMERA, RUVUMU
BUSAMBO: FIG, BLACK PLUM, DATES, JUICY BODY, VANILLA CREAM
CAMPAZI: PASSION FRUIT, RASPBERRY, FLORAL, TROPICAL FRUIT
REMERA: FRUIT PUNCH, CONCORD GRAPE, FRESH STRAWBERRY
RUVUMU: BING CHERRY, WINEY, RASPBERRY, POMEGRANATE
DOWNLOADABLE FILES:
DOCUMENTS: FACT SHEET PRODUCER BIO
PHOTOS:
UMOCO PROCESSING SITE PICASSO FRESHLY DELIVERED CHERRY HAND SORTING ANDRÉ - CAMPAZI FARMER