Fair Trade Rwanda

Wholesale Fair Trade Rwanda Coffee - Maraba Cooperative Bulk Beans

Tasting Notes: Bright red fruit (cherry, cranberry) with floral honey sweetness, pleasant citrus acidity, and balanced medium body. Clean cup with subtle caramel finish.

Rwanda's Specialty Coffee Renaissance

Rwanda emerged from tragedy in the 1990s to become one of Africa's most exciting specialty coffee origins. The Maraba cooperative, established in 1999, pioneered Rwanda's quality-focused approach—investing in washing stations, training farmers in selective picking, and building direct trade relationships. For wholesale cafe buyers, Fair Trade certified Rwandan coffee offers a compelling origin story (post-conflict recovery through coffee), exceptional cup quality that rivals Kenya and Ethiopia, and certifications that justify premium pricing. This is the coffee that introduces customers to African origins beyond the usual suspects.

Maraba Cooperative Model

We source this wholesale Fair Trade coffee from the Maraba cooperative in southern Rwanda, where smallholder farmers (averaging 0.5 hectares each) pool resources for processing and export. The cooperative operates centralized washing stations with strict quality control—only ripe cherries accepted, meticulous fermentation timing, careful drying on raised beds. Fair Trade and Organic certifications ensure farmers receive premium prices and invest in community development (schools, healthcare, infrastructure). When you buy bulk Rwandan coffee, you're supporting a cooperative model that transformed a region through specialty coffee.

Roasting Rwanda for Wholesale Accounts

We roast your bulk Rwanda order to highlight its bright, clean character. Most wholesale cafe accounts order Full City roast—dark enough to develop sweetness and body, light enough to preserve the fruit and floral notes. Rwanda's balanced profile makes it versatile: works well in pour-over programs, performs reliably in batch brew, and holds up in milk drinks better than more delicate Ethiopian coffees. We roast Monday-Friday; bulk orders ship fresh within one business day.

Emerging Origin Positioning

Position Rwandan coffee as your emerging African origin—it offers the brightness customers expect from East Africa with more approachable balance than Kenya or Ethiopia. The cooperative story resonates with customers who care about coffee's social impact. Use it to diversify your single-origin rotation beyond the standard Ethiopian-Kenyan offerings. The Fair Trade and Organic certifications add menu value while the competitive wholesale pricing (typically 10-15% less than Kenyan AA) protects your margins.

Fair Trade Bulk Coffee Orders

Available in 5 lb bags for cafe wholesale accounts. Fair Trade and Organic certified through Maraba cooperative. Washed process, high-altitude grown, roasted fresh to order. Volume discounts for 30+ lb orders.

Contact us for Fair Trade wholesale pricing. Rwanda coffee delivers African quality with a powerful origin story.