Established in 1986

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Karagwe Estates Limited was established in 1986 and registered under the Companies Act of the United Republic of Tanzania Cap 2012 in Kagera region, Karagwe district. It deals with buying coffee from coffee farmers,processing it and sells processed coffee to the external market. it has been buying coffee from small farmers in villages and coffee Unions. It is a leading coffee Buyer in Kagera region

The cherry coffee that is processed in different grades which are EXTRA ( scr 18),SUPERIOR ( scr 16),FAQ ( scr 14), UG ( scr 12) and lower grades

Karagwe Estates Limited is a member of the Tanzania Coffee Board (Govt), Tanzania Coffee Association (Private), East Africa Fine Coffee Association (EAFCA) in collaboration with Africa Fine Coffee Association (AFCA).

Unlimited Possibilities

Vision and Goals

To liberate coffee small farmers of Karagwe and Kyerwa Districts from absolute Poverty
To enable marginalized farmers to obtain basic needs: i.e assured of two nutritious meals/day, decent clothing, appropriate family homes, and applied education for adults and their children
To make small coffee farmers enjoy results from business farming via traditional subsistence farming i.e improved terms of trade.

Activities

KEL is a Dealer of Robusta and Arabica hard coffee
Coffee curing and grading, Cured coffee is graded according to sizes and shapes this Coffee processing consists of removing the skin, pulp, parchment, and silver screen. The quality of the final product depends upon the manner of processing. It is the curing process that prepares the coffee beans for the market. Two methods are employed for processing- dry and wet. In the dry method, the beans are sun-dried. In the wet method, known as the washed coffee process, pectin enzymes are used on selectively picked cherries to replace spontaneous fermentation.
Coffee Promotion
Coffee export to EU Markets and America AGOA
PanAfrican Coffee exhibitions in the African country

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Buying Centers

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Specific Objectivities

At the end of each coffee season, Karagwe Estates Ltd strives to:

Improve Coffee production in the two districts Karagwe and Kyerwa
Improve farm gate prices through competition.
Improve coffee quality from the grass roots (farmers) to processing.
Improve transparency and accountability in coffee business.
Participate fully in paying government levies / taxes for community development
Participate in coffee development forums

Coffee Production Process

Before Exporting The Beans will follow the best process

Farm

Depending on the variety, it will take approximately 3 to 4 years for the newly planted coffee trees to bear fruit. The fruit, called the coffee cherry, turns a bright, deep red when it is ripe and ready to be harvested.

Processing the Cherries

Once the coffee has been picked, processing must begin as quickly as possible to prevent fruit spoilage. Depending on location and local resources

Drying the Beans

If the beans have been processed by the wet method, the pulped and fermented beans must now be dried to approximately 11% moisture to properly prepare them for storage.

Milling the Beans

Before being exported, parchment coffee is processed :Hulling machinery removes the parchment layer (endocarp) from wet processed coffee.

KEL LEADERSHIP

KEL is a privately owned enterprise managed democratically (BOARD) as demonstrated here under managed democratically (BOARD) as demonstrated here under

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