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Cooperative — South Kivu

CAEKD coffee origin trail

CAEKD (Cooperative des Agriculteurs et Eleveurs de Kalehe pour le Développement Durable) is a 150+ member smallholder cooperative in Kalehe territory, South Kivu, whose cherry is processed at a mini-washing station on Idjwi Island run by Coffeelac.

Documented trail

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    Region

    South Kivu — Kalehe territory; washing at the Rugori mini-station, Idjwi Island[14]

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    Producer

    CAEKD cooperative (150+ smallholder members)[14]

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    Exporter / trader

    Coffeelac (washing + Goma Mill); Sucafina (international trader)[14]

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    Destination

    not publicly documented

sources disagree Disambiguation: Sucafina separately offers a "Rugori Fully Washed" lot from Busiga, Ngozi Province, Burundi, operated by Greenco — a different Rugori washing station on a different continent-scale supply chain. Do not confuse it with CAEKD's Rugori mini-washing station on Idjwi Island, DRC, run by Coffeelac.[54][14]

Frequently asked

What is CAEKD?

A cooperative of 150+ smallholder farmers in Kalehe territory, South Kivu, whose cherry is processed at a mini-washing station on Idjwi Island.[14]

Who processes and exports CAEKD's coffee?

Coffeelac washes it at the Rugori mini-station on Idjwi Island and mills the dried parchment at its Goma Mill (capacity over 10,000 metric tonnes/year); Sucafina trades the resulting lots internationally.[14]

Is DRC's Rugori washing station the same as Burundi's Rugori?

No. They are two unrelated washing stations that happen to share a name — see the disambiguation note above.[54][14]

Where does CAEKD's coffee end up?

Not publicly documented. It is sold as a Sucafina Specialty spot lot; no single named roaster or destination is on the public record.[14]

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Sources on this page

  1. [14] CAEKD Kivu FW — Sucafina
  2. [54] Rugori Fully Washed (Busiga, Ngozi, Burundi — operated by Greenco) — Sucafina

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