Fromthecaptainscoffee.com
Jeanine Niyonzima-Aroian, the founder of JNP Coffees, is without a doubt one of the most influential individuals in Burundi coffee today. After a few years marketing Burundi coffees stateside for friends and family, Jeanine realized she had every reason to lead the business, and JNP Coffee was born. JNP Coffee is highly focused on women’s empowerment, and along with a few local women’s rights advocates, formulated the Burundi chapter of the International Women’s Coffee Alliance. Producer groups of women and men alike, can qualify for JNP’s new “DushimeTM” program, which delivers the same kind of post-harvest premiums as IWCA has since 2013. On top of competitive pricing, JNP coffee also returns second payments to farmers and investing in opportunities for education and community building. The producer group behind this coffee is named Bavyeyi which means “parents,’’ a name given to honor the generations of hardworking parents, like Jeanine’s, whose labor in coffee (something many farming families either do not consume or cannot afford to consume) provides shelter, nourishment, and educational opportunities to their children. Bavyeyi is women-owned and works closely with JNP Coffee’s trained Q Graders in Burundi on best quality practices and lot curation. Indeed, this coffee itself is comprised of five unique processing lots from different days throughout harvest. Drying naturals in the high and cool Ngozi climate is a painstakingly slow process, often taking 45 to 60 days to complete, during which the coffee is continuously circulated for even air exposure. Despite having one of the longest drying periods in the world, the cup profile is noticeably mild in process, expressing a piqued raisin sweetness, rich almond paste, and brisk orange acidity.” –Royal Coffee

From afterglowcoffee.com

We’ve sourced this from our new friends at JNP Coffee – a Burundi specific exporter founded by Jeanine Niyonzima-Aroian who was raised in Burundi’s capital city Bujumbura. All of JNPs coffees are heirloom Bourbon, with sub-varietals Jackson and Mibirizi varieties grown at altitudes between 1,200 and 1,950 masl. Rainfall is 1,200 millimeters (47 inches) per year, ideal for growing coffee in the volcanic soil of this region. All coffees from Burundi are small production micro-lots. Many are heritage coffees from plants with no genetic modification, often growing in the shade of banana trees, among cassava plants, corn, beans, and tea.

We’ve chosen the lot from Bavyeyi which is grown by a group of small-holding farmers in the rich volcanic soil of the remote mountains of northern Burundi in Ngozi Province, an area famous for its excellent coffees. The conditions in this region are perfect for producing distinctly high quality coffees and JNP Coffee works with an experienced group of farmers, many of whom are Muslim women. These farmers collaborate enthusiastically with the JNP Q-grader when she visits their farms, understanding that quality can mean empowerment. Bavyeyi coffee was named by Jeanine in honor of her own mother who grew up in Ngozi and helped her family grow coffee. Bavyeyi means “parents” in Kirundi. JNP has also pioneered a program called ‘Dushime’ which means “Let’s be thankful” in Kirundi – this program provides a second payment to the farmers from the premiums over market price these coffees receive once sold.

We are really enjoying this coffe

From jnpcoffee.com

Bavyeyi coffees are grown in the rich volcanic soil of a remote mountain area of northern Burundi in Ngozi Province, an area famous for its excellent coffees. The conditions in this region are perfect for producing distinctly high quality coffees and JNP Coffee works with an experienced group of farmers, many of whom are Muslim women. These farmers collaborate enthusiastically with the JNP Q-grader when she visits their farms, understanding that quality can mean empowerment. Bavyeyi coffee was named by Jeanine in honor of her own mother who grew up in Ngozi and helped her family grow coffee. Bavyeyi means “parents” in Kirundi.