Microregion guide

Cyato

치아토

The Cyato washing-station catchment in Nyamasheke. Its anaerobic natural lot emphasizes bright fruit character.

Also known as: Cyato washing station · 시아토

Place and growing environment

Smallholders near Lake Kivu and Nyungwe Forest supply cherries. Farms lie at 1,800–2,200 m and the station at 1,930 m.

Anaerobic natural

Grown varieties

Red Bourbon · Bourbon

Red-fruited forms of Bourbon.

Growing conditions: Grown at Kanyege in Rwanda's Nyamasheke and San Agustin in Guatemala's Antigua, among other origins.

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A traditional variety central to the ancestry of cultivated Arabica.

Lineage: Belongs to the Bourbon genetic group and underlies several compact varieties.
Growing conditions: Tall plants susceptible to leaf rust and coffee berry disease.
Traits: Strong high-altitude cup potential; fruit ripens relatively early.

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