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Tanzania Robusta

Kagera sits in the same lake basin that makes Uganda a Robusta origin, and its coffee is bought the same way — on specification rather than on lot identity.

Species: Robusta
Preparation: Fully washed · Natural
Harvest: June–October in the south; July–December in the north

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Quick answer

Tanzanian Robusta comes from Kagera on the western shore of Lake Victoria and is predominantly dry-processed. It does not travel through the Arabica grade ladder: parcels are contracted on screen retention, defect tolerance, moisture and foreign matter.

Contract on: region · grade · screen · process · crop · moisture · defect tolerance · cup approval.

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Kagera

Kagera lies on the western shore of Lake Victoria, at 1,000–1,500 m, bordering Uganda. It is Tanzania’s Robusta region, and its coffee has more in common agronomically with Ugandan Robusta than with Tanzanian Arabica from either highland belt.

Production is smallholder, with cherry dried whole on raised beds or patios and hulled at commercial mills. Small volumes of washed Robusta and some Arabica are also produced in the region.

Harvest and availability

The Kagera harvest runs roughly May to August, with export from July and into the following February. That is out of step with Tanzanian Arabica, which is worth remembering when planning a shipment that combines both.

How it is contracted

Because there is no letter grade ladder, the specification does all the work.

Screen: Commonly 15 and above, or 18 for a sized parcel, with a permitted percentage passing
Defects: Maximum total, with black and broken beans capped separately
Moisture: Ceiling plus method — Robusta commonly contracts around 12–13%
Foreign matter: Maximum, with stones counted separately
Crop year: Explicit
Packaging: 60 kg jute; bulk liner for volume programmes
Port: Dar es Salaam

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Growing regions

Tanzania growing regions

Altitude and harvest timing are the two variables a sourcing decision turns on. Where two regions overlap they compete for the same milling and shipping slot; where they do not, a programme can be scheduled across them.

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Region · altitude

Kagera1,000–1,500 m

Harvest windows and altitude bands for each growing area, drawn from the same figures shown in the region panels. Windows are typical and move with rainfall — where two regions overlap they compete for the same milling and shipping slot, and where they do not, a programme can be scheduled across them.

Kagera
Altitude
1,000–1,500 m
Harvest
May–August
Processing
Natural (dry-processed) · Washed (small volumes)
Species
Robusta · Arabica
Tanzania’s Robusta region, on the western shore of Lake Victoria. Predominantly dry-processed and traded on screen and defect specifications.Explore Kagera →

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Where is Robusta grown in Tanzania?

Principally in Kagera, on the western shore of Lake Victoria at 1,000–1,500 m, bordering Uganda. It sits in the same lake basin that makes Uganda a Robusta origin.

How is Tanzanian Robusta graded?

On screen retention and defect terms rather than through the Arabica auction grade ladder. Moisture, foreign matter and the black and broken tolerance carry the rest of the specification.

When is Kagera Robusta harvested?

Roughly May to August, with export from July into the following February — out of step with Tanzanian Arabica, which matters when combining both in one shipment.

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