Known as \u2018The Cup of Excellence Awards\u2019, the ceremony took place in Kigali on Friday. <\/p>\n
Twenty-eight out of 344 coffee lots that had registered for the competition were announced winners of the Cup of Excellence Award, 2018 after exceeding 86.62 marks.<\/p>\n
However only the top three lots got beyond 90 marks and became ‘presidential award’ winners. <\/p>\n
The winners are Twumba coffee from Karongi District with 90.53%, Mayogi Cooperative from Gicumbi District with 90.06% and Murundo Coffee Washing Station from Nyamasheke District with 90.03%.<\/p>\n
Winning coffees are chosen through a competition conducted by a selected group of national and international cuppers and are cupped at least five different times during the competition process.<\/p>\n
Best coffees are auctioned after the awarding ceremony and get secured by the highest bidders.<\/p>\n
The top winner coffee lot at the previous competition was sold at USD84 per Kg and the top best coffees for this year will be auctioned in September.<\/p>\n
The Cup of excellence awards ceremony is organised by the Government of Rwanda in partnership with Alliance for Coffee Excellence.<\/p>\n
Since the Cup of Excellence was launched in Rwanda in 2008, the winning coffees have attracted buyers from Asia, Europe and United States of America. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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