The farmers in the Kigoma region harvest their coffee in the rolling hills between Lake Tanganyika and the rugged mountains that create a natural border with Burundi. They grow mostly Bourbon variety coffee plants here at elevations between 5000 and 5500 ft.

Our coffee comes specifically from growers of the Rumako and Manyovu cooperatives, part of a much larger umbrella association called Kanyovu.

We worked directly with co-op’s cuppers in Kigoma to select the beans for this ‘super-lot’ which expresses in its cup quality all the hard work of the growers through means of bean selection, processing and drying. Our lot was the first that the co-op exported independently, which allowed the members to garner more of the profits and began the move towards self-sufficiency down the road. 

Allegro Coffee Company will donate $10,000 to support a reforestation project around the Gombe area of Tanzania.

The Jane Goodall Institute is working to protect the region surrounding Gombe National Park, where deforestation has threatened chimpanzee habitat and a sustainable future for human communities. By partnering with coffee growing communities on reforestation, we can support local economies, increase shade diversity and rebuild chimpanzee habitat.