In the far southwest of Uganda, the Kigezi Highlands border Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, forming a landscape as striking as it is agriculturally rich. Here, more than 300 smallholder farmers and a growing team of agronomists joined the Mountain Harvest network in 2023, working alongside Kigezi Valley Coffee to elevate both quality and opportunity through shared knowledge and local leadership.

Microlots from this region are selected for standout cup quality. In Uganda, naturally processed coffees are carefully sorted, often using float tanks to remove defects before drying. This attention to detail makes the coffee virtually quaker-free, resulting in some of the cleanest tasting naturally processed coffees in the world.