The minimum price at which quality coffee cherries will be bought from farmers has increased by a staggering 65% from Rwf248 a kilogramme last year to Rwf410 a kilogramme today.
This will enable the 400,000 coffee farmers in Rwanda, who depend on it for their livelihoods, to get higher income – at least Rwf162 more on each kilogramme they sell.
The new price was announced on February 11, 2022, by the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB), and takes effect beginning the same date the announcement was issued.
Also, the development is good news for the country’s coffee sector as more income will likely motivate farmers to take care of the crop for increased yields, which in turn could help the country to earn more export revenues.
Speaking to The New Times, Verediyana Uwamurera, a farmer and head of Dukunda Kawa Nyagisozi, a cooperative of over 300 coffee farmers in Nyagisozi Sector, Nyaruguru District, said that the new price is a…
