Be Good Burundi Hafi - Natural

JNP Coffee, founded by Jeanine Niyonzima-Aroian, a Burundian native with an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School, is a socially conscious specialty coffee brand empowering rural Burundian farmers through its Dushime program, which offers 20-40 cents per pound as a second-payment incentive for high-quality coffee.

Operating in Burundi’s Muyinga province, a less-developed but fertile region with high elevations ideal for unique arabica cultivars, JNP manages a processing station in Ngozi and recently expanded to include farmers from Gashoho, totaling over 2,000 contributors.

Their Bavyeyi coffee, named to honor hardworking farming parents, undergoes a meticulous 20-30 day natural drying process in Ngozi’s cool climate, yielding a balanced and crisp cup profile. Jeanine’s broader mission includes funding education and economic empowerment through her nonprofit, Burundi Friends International, now in its 13th year.

• Cupping notes: Bood Orange, Rhubarb, Spice, Clove
• Grower:  Smallholder farmers organized around Hafi processing station
• Region:  Hafi, Muyinga Province, Burundi
• Altitude: 1715  masl
• Variety:  Local bourbon cultivars
• Process:  Full natural and dried on raised beds