Gishyita Coffee was built and first started processing coffee in 2010. At the time, it was owned by a small cooperative, which lacked enough resources and capacity to handle the harvest. Recently, the cooperative decided to rent the station to a private operator who ended up with full ownership after the cooperative agreed to sell.
Providence, who is the new owner, is a young man with ambitions to develop a successful agri-business. Just only two years since he first started operating it, the stations has grown to process over 5 containers worth of coffee, offering both fully washed and natural process coffee.
The station is located in Karongi district, souring coffee from the hills surrounding Lake Kivu. The coffee enjoys a good rainfall throughout most of the year, and the high altitude with fertile volcanic soil is the main contributor to the quality of the coffee.