2012

Coffee cherries are loaded onto a scale at Nyarusiza Coffee Washing Station in southern Rwanda. Depending on the season, farmers receive 300-350 RWF (~$.50) per Kilo of ripe cherries for specialty coffee. Ten years ago, they received 150 RWF per Kilo for ordinary coffee parchment. 1 Kilo of parchment equals ~7 Kilos of cherries.

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Contained in galleries: Rwanda's Coffee Economy: 2012-2013

Coffee cherries are loaded onto a scale at Nyarusiza Coffee Washing Station in southern Rwanda. Depending on the season, farmers receive 300-350 RWF (~$.50) per Kilo of ripe cherries for specialty coffee. Ten years ago, they received 150 RWF per Kilo for ordinary coffee parchment. 1 Kilo of parchment equals ~7 Kilos of cherries.