Case study

Coffee traceability for the Lake Kivu geographical indication, Rwanda

Rwanda8,105 farmers

Context

A coffee geographical indication needs a verified register of who grows what, where.

What we built

OriginTrace, deployed with trained field teams; the farmer census; GPS remediation; Phase 2 agronomic monitoring.

Outcome

8,105 farmers, 9 cooperatives, 13 washing stations, 11,348 plots, 99.9% valid GPS; monitoring live since 10 June 2026.

Figures

8,105

farmers registered

11,348

plots with GPS boundaries

99.9%

valid GPS after remediation

Services used

At a glance

11,000+ farmers and 13,600 plots registered.

Get in touch

Tell us what the field needs.

Send the terms of reference, the concept note or a one-line description. An engineer who has run a census replies within two working days.