Iyenga is a coffee farmer cooperative society based in the Songwe region in the south of Tanzania. Established in 2003, the cooperative includes 297 coffee farmers with less than 1 hectare of farmland each. The coffee grows over 1,600 meters above sea level, in sandy, loamy soil. As is traditional in this region, most of the producers intercrop their coffee trees with bananas, beans and ground nuts. As is common in cooperatives, farmers bring their hand picked red cherries to the washing station, where they are processed.

In the last decade, the cooperative has invested a lot in its machinery, including a new eco-depulper, which they could finance through governmentl funds, and the construction of a new wet mill. Our sister company in Tanzania, Taylor Winch Tanzania, has seen the potential of the coop: they have been supporting them in the construction of their new mill, providing technical and construction advice as well as training the teams in processing techniques and quality control.