If this sugar is not removed within 12 hours of picking, it may ferment, and the flavour of the coffee is then impaired. They built the first station in July 2001 in the Cyarumbo sector, close to the main road, with funding from UNR, the Office des Cultures Industrielles du Rwanda (OCIR-Café), ACDI/VOCA, and the Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Rwanda (ISAR).
If this sugar is not eliminated within 12 hours of harvesting, it may ferment, and the flavor of the coffee will be adversely affected. They constructed the first facility in July 2001 in the Cyarumbo sector, near a major thoroughfare, with support from UNR, OCIR-Café, ACDI/VOCA, and ISAR.