HORAMAMA COFFEE DRY MILL S.A./COCOCA "OPENING CEREMONIES OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COCOCA COOPERATIVES DEPARCHING PLANT" ON 26 OCTOBER 2016

It is the unforgettable day for COCOCA and HORAMAMA CDM during the cutting of the ribbon officially signaling the beginning of the activities of clearing the factory of the cooperatives members of COCOCA.

For the past five years, the coffee cooperatives "COCOCA" have taken their place in the coffee sector in Burundi. The deharking activity was entrusted to the private pressing factories during the machining period. During the machining program, the coffee of the cooperatives was placed at the last place, which caused the delivery delay according to the contents of the signed contracts. This did not meet the expectations of buyers at the right time. Another important element related to the quality monitoring in 4 factories became difficult to see the distance of implantation between the different factories.

At the moment, the machining in HORAMAMA COFFEE DRY MILL S.A is done in real time according to the delivery program of each of the buyers.

HORAMAMA COFFEE DRY MILL has begun its first year of activity with the coffee campaign 2016-2017.

Certificates of Honor

In order for coffee cooperatives to reach their own factory at this important stage, several personalities and organizations have contributed greatly to the development of COCOCA and its member cooperatives. Certificates were delivered:

 To Local Organizations: CNAC, ARFIC, INADES TRAINING, ADISCO, INTERCAFE
 At the BBCI Bank,
 To foreign partners: King Baudouin Foundation, KAMPANY, Broederlijk Delen (BD), ZENSHO, CHRISTIAN AID, Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC),
 To certified cooperatives including KAZOZA N'IKAWA, DUSANGIRIJAMBO, UBWIZABWIKAWA, MBONERAMIRYANGO,
 To cooperatives that started the washing station construction movement: UBWIZA BW'IKAWA, NKAMWA YACU, NYARUNAZI.
 Individuals: HE Pierre NKURUNZIZA President of the Republic of Burundi, Mr Mélance HAKIZIMANA who created the first association of coffee growers, Mr Boniface HABONIMANA COCOCA Program Manager, Ernest NDUMURARO Managing Director of COCOCA, Ephrem SEBATIGITA Director of HORAMAMA COFFEE DRY MILL, Eric MUHETO Quality and Transformation Manager.
The waste management plant benefited from a loan from the Belgian KAMPANY organization and from the share capital of the cooperative shareholders, including the COCOCA union.

A competition of the best cafes of the cooperatives was organized in the laboratory of the factory HORAMAMA COFFEE DRY MILL s.a. The prizes were the following: