Specialty coffee shop

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Even though East Congo is still being discovered by the international specialty coffee scene, their cooperative society, RAEK, is thriving. With a state-of-the-art washing station, organic fertilisation methods, reforestation schemes and a ridiculously high cupping score, the coop is more than equipped to run with the “big boys” and to become a valuable player in the market.

Due to their good prices and honest payment ethic, farmers are flocking to the town of Katana to become members of the RAEK coop. And despite the institutional and financial challenges the coop has faced over the last couple of years, they survived because of the energy and perseverance of its loyal manager: lifelong coffee farmer and agronomist Désiré Zagabe and the unwavering support of their very first (and for a long time only) customer, Oxfam.