Bashirwabigoye Geroff

Background

This is Bashirwabigoye Geroffe and his wife.
They are Coffee Farmers based in Mutambu District, Burundi.
Their home and farm are located on Masenga Hill.
Geroff was taught by his father how to farm coffee as a way of generating income and he passed the knowledge onto his wife.
He started farming at 27 years of age.
They have 350 coffee trees as well as other food crops.
For many years they struggled to have children but have been blessed two with two new additions to their family.
Their eldest child will start school next year (2022).
Every year Migoti Coffee Co. purchases all of their harvest at a price far higher than what they could achieve if they processed the coffee themselves.
This is possible because of controlling quality and creating an international demand for Burundi coffee.
Through coffee they have avoided poverty. They are able to buy clothes for their children, goats and chickens so everyone is fed.