Author: Nomad

In Burundi, coffee provides a living for more than 2 million people in a country whose population is around 11 million and whose unemployment rate is over 50%. That being so, coffee is an industry that supports and drives the country’s economy.

Due to Burundi’s location and the fact that it offers ideal farming and weather conditions, in 1940, the colonial Belgian government introduced coffee production and export to the country. All coffee trees in Burundi are Red Bourbons and are monitored by the government for quality control.

The coffees we offer at Nomad are Burundi Gahahe and Burundi Nemba. Both are found in the northern province of Kayanza, close to the border with Rwanda, at an altitude of over 1,800 m above sea level. Kayanza has a reputation for being one of Burundi’s best coffee-producing regions due to its high altitudes, rich volcanic soil and experienced farmers. The region is also known for being the water source of the river Nile.

We are increasingly taking care of our consumption and looking for sustainable products that adapt to our lifestyle. One of the great changes in recent years has been the value that has been returned to crafts and to all those objects that, far from covering just a need, are also capable of creating a bond with their owner.

The idea of seeing a picture of yourself in the middle of a putrefaction process it may not sound very pleasing but we can assure you that is pretty cool

Some days ago we had a special visit to our Roastery, the girls from Organic Matters, an initiative focused on rethinking the future and the value of the regenerative economics through the organic waste and the local production. After a knowing a bit more their project we couldn’t reject to collaborate with them. Besides sharing values, our part of the deal was quite easy, we just had to give them our coffee wastage.