Episode 5: Eddy Nkanagu – Sucafina
In this episode, Eddy talked about the efforts being made to
reinvigorate coffee growing in Burundi,
using post-harvest processing techniques to increase productivity. Josh
and Eddy chat myths regarding fermentation and discuss the benefits and
challenges of managing timing with extended fermentations.
Timestamps:
2:00– Eddy’s Background
3:10 – Transition into Coffee
Processing Career
4:25 – Coffee Growing in Burundi
6:00 – Improving Productivity through
Education
8:58 – Post-Harvest Processing to
Improve Farmer Income
11:28 – Challenges of Fermentation and
Managing Processing Methods
15:14 – Testing and Recording
16:58 – Impact of Experimentation at
the Market
18:29 – Advice for Producers
Interested Experimenting with Fermentation
19:45 – Misconceptions about
Fermentation – Communicating about Green Coffee
23:00 – Learning about Fermentation
Coming from Another Industry
25:18 – Essential Information for
Coffee Processors to Know
26:18 – Processing Management –
Balancing Cost and Labor
28:15 – Knowledge Sharing
31:21 – Favorite Coffee Eddy is
Producing
32:55 – Wrap-Up
·
Learn more about CQI’s Post-Harvest Processing
program: Post-Harvest
Processing (coffeeinstitute.org)
·
Stay up to date with what’s happening at CQI: News (coffeeinstitute.org)
· Interested in knowledge sharing from Sucafina? Visit: The Center
· Follow Greenco Burundi on Instagram: @greenco_burundi
· Visit https://www.sucafina.com
· Lallemand is the sponsor of this season of the CQI podcast.
