Igamba Village, Mbozi District, Songwe Region, Tanzania
Highland Arabica, grown and processed at Lutefo
We grow, process and market Arabica coffee from our own 186-acre farm in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands. Roasters and importers buy directly from the producer.
- Location
- Mbozi District, Songwe Region
- Farm size
- 186 acres, all our own
- Production capacity
- 180 tons of clean coffee a year
- Coffee
- 100% Arabica
A Tanzanian coffee company, rooted in Mbozi
LUTEFO Coffee Farm Company Ltd. is a registered Tanzanian company (Reg. No. 141451) based in Igamba Village, Mbozi District, in the Songwe Region of Tanzania's Southern Highlands.
We grow Arabica coffee on our own 186-acre farm, with a production capacity of 180 tons of clean coffee per year.
Because we grow, process and market our own coffee, our partners deal directly with the producer, and every bag can be traced back to our farm.
The Lutefo team Igamba Village, Mbozi District
What we offer
Lutefo works across the key stages of the coffee value chain, so quality is in our hands from the tree to the buyer.
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Coffee cultivation
Arabica grown on our own 186-acre farm in Igamba Village and tended by our own team.
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Coffee processing
We process our own harvest, with capacity for 180 tons of clean coffee every year.
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Coffee marketing
We sell our coffee directly to roasters, importers and traders, with full traceability.
Our mission
To cultivate, process and market exceptional Arabica coffee while promoting sustainable agriculture, delivering value to our business partners and contributing to the growth of Tanzania’s coffee industry.
Our vision
To become a trusted producer and supplier of premium Tanzanian coffee.
From cherry to export bag
Every step happens on the farm or under our supervision, so we control quality from the tree to the container.
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Hand picking
Pickers make several passes through each block and take only ripe red cherries.
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Sorting
Cherries are floated and hand sorted the same day to remove unripe and damaged fruit.
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Pulping
For washed and honey lots, the skin is removed at our wet mill.
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Fermentation
Washed parchment ferments in clean spring water before washing and grading in channels.
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Drying
Coffee dries slowly on raised African beds, turned by hand.
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Milling and export
Parchment is hulled, graded, cupped and bagged, then shipped.
Good coffee needs a strong community
Our pickers, processors and neighbouring smallholders are the reason Lutefo coffee tastes the way it does. We invest in them and in the land we share.
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Fair, reliable work
Seasonal pickers are paid above the regional rate, on time, with quality bonuses for ripe-only picking.
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Shade and soil
We plant indigenous shade trees, compost our coffee pulp and protect the streams that run through the farm.
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Smallholder support
Neighbouring growers can use our processing station and get agronomy advice, seedlings and a fair price for cherry.
Come and see where your coffee grows
Roasters, importers and coffee lovers are welcome at Lutefo. Spend a day with us and see the farm for yourself.
- Walk the coffee blocks with our farm manager
- Pick and process cherry during harvest
- Cup this season’s lots at the farm
Request samples or get in touch
Tell us what you are looking for and we will reply within two working days.
- fortunemkisi79@gmail.com
- Phone
- +255 754 630 887
- Farm address
- LUTEFO Coffee Farm Company Ltd.
Igamba Village, Mbozi District
Songwe Region, Tanzania