HAFI

Farmers: HAFI co-op (~2000 smallholders)

Origin:  Muyinga province, Burundi

Altitude: ~2000m

Process: Natural

Varietal: Bourbon

Roast Level: light

Notes: Black forest cake, apricot kolaczki, late night motel

This coffee was chosen by one of our roasters, Sarah. She cupped this along with many other offers from our pal through the years Gerra Harrigan while she was at JNP. This is one of the sweetest, nicest Burundi’s we have ever sourced. 

ABOUT HAFI CO-OP & JNP

Meet JNP Coffee, an exporting company founded by Jeanine Niyonzima-Aroian, a Burundian-born trailblazer who turned her Harvard MBA and love for homegrown coffee into a mission: bring the world’s attention to Burundi’s small but mighty producers — and make sure they thrive doing it.

Now zoom in on the HAFI region — “Hafi” means “close” in Kirundi, and that name is no accident. For years, farmers here had to trek over 20 kilometers just to find a washing station. We're talking muddy roads, steep hills, and baskets of cherries on their heads. It was exhausting, and it meant losing out on quality — and income. (And WE think we have it hard.)

Enter JNP and the community-led Hafi Co-op. Together, they built a washing station right next to the farms. Game-changer. Suddenly, farmers could process their cherries the same day they were picked — preserving sweetness, boosting cup quality, and cutting out backbreaking labor.

Now? Hafi coffees are bright, jammy, and full of character — just like the people who grow them. Through JNP’s Dushime™ Program, farmers (especially women) earn premiums, gain financial literacy, and become leaders in their communities.

This isn’t just a good coffee. It’s a celebration of self-determination, shared effort, and the joy of a truly local cup making it's way across the world.