Origin: Tanzania, Mbozi, Songwe

Producer: Farmers working with Ilomba Best AMCOS

Variety: Bourbon, Kent, Typica

Process: Fully Washed

This Fully washed AB blend is produced by smallholder farmers who deliver to Ilomba Factory. The group focuses on increasing value by processing cherry at a central wet mill, like Ilomba Factory. They plan to continue improving the quality of their processing techniques by building new fermentation tanks, offices and warehouses. They also accept cherry from farmers who are not members, helping all farmers increase their income by improving the quality and ultimately, the value of their coffees.

Ilomba Best AMCOS (Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Society) was founded in 1997 as a farmer group. The group registered as a cooperative union in 2006 and is now considered an Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Society or AMCOS. The cooperative founded Ilomba Factory in 2007 in Ilomba Village in Mbozi district. The station sits on the steep slopes of the South Western highlands in Mbeya. The group focuses on increasing value by processing cherry as Fully washed. They plan to build new fermentation tanks, offices and warehouses in the future. They also offer their facilities to farmers who are not members to help their neighbors also improve the quality of their coffees.