My wife and I have invested all our savings in the project since October 2015:

1) Installation of electricity, gas and water in the workshop,

2) Installation of furniture in the workshop,

3) Probat Roasting Machine,

4) Espresso Machine La Marzocco,

5) Espresso Grinder Mahlkönig,

6) Bulk Grinder Mahlkönig,

7) Small equipment (scales, kettles, coffee makers ...),

8) Packaging,

9) 1 tonne of green beans from several farms: Brazil - Fazenda Rainha da Paz Nicaragua - Finca La Argentina Tanzania - Tweega AA Cameroon - Boyo Project

10) Cash for the first months of rent of the workshop,

11) Etc.

Q3-1484688178 Now that everything is in place and operational since April 2016, we want to continue the adventure and initiate "the next step".

To be able to pay our farmers a premium price but especially in time and hour to avoid them problems of "cash flow".

Ultimately, we want to set-up a system where we pay farmers in three stages: before harvest, during harvest and after harvest. This is why we ask you to participate and collaborate in our project through this crowdfunding campaign. Q21-1484688358

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As said above 25% will be invested in the Cameroon Boyo the other part will be invested in Mamé Noka.

It will also be used to:

- pay the service of KissKissBankBank [5%]

- pay the transaction costs [3%]

- pay the VAT of each reward [6% or 21%]

- pay your rewards

The rest will be funds that I will use for:

- treasury

- a stock of green beans

- additional machines

- coffee bicycle

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The micro washing station will be used by the producers to wash the ripened coffee cherries and remove the outer layers so that the beans inside can be dried on drying tables in the sun. This process is no different from that used for decades by the coffee growers to produce parchment coffee beans, except that the micro washing stations will do the job better and work much faster – and consequently produce a significant improvement in coffee quality.

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Sorting, pulping, fermentation, washing, and drying are key steps in maintaining or developing flavours in coffee. There are many aspects to be controlled or manipulated throughout this processing that is very difficult to achieve without financial investment, time, and knowledge. The old ways were so poor that even the highest quality cherries could be reduced to the lowest grade coffee beans. But until now there has been no alternative to the old ways.

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There is also a real possibility that the improvement in quality will elevate Boyo to become some of the best quality coffee in the world. This will of course take time and involve more than the installation of washing stations. The growers will also have to improve their cultivation techniques and we will need to speed up the buying and processing cycle. But at least they have an inherently high quality product. The direct trade model results in more money for the farmers, and better quality coffee for the consumers. Helping individual farmers improve their sustainable farming practices wouldn’t be possible through the alternative, fair trade model, which doesn’t allow for individual transactions, and often results in lesser-quality coffee.

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We want to improve productivity by planting new coffee trees. The most suitable coffee varieties are grown in tree nurseries and distributed to the farmers.

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The micro washing station will be used by the producers to wash the ripened coffee cherries and remove the outer layers so that the beans inside can be dried on drying tables in the sun.

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Unfortunately the reality of a start-up company can be hard. If I want my project to sustain and therefore keeping a collaborative trade relation with the Cameroon Boyo Farmers I need a sufficient amount of treasury to sustain and develop a team. (investing in Stock of green beans, additional machines, hire people,...)

Otherwise all efforts will be in vain...

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THE ICING ON THE CAKE... :)

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Why a Mobile Espresso Bar?

1) We do not yet have enough visibility in Brussels for Mamé Noka and the Cameroon Boyo Coffee, because we only have a production workshop and no bar,

2) You will have good coffee, just invite us to the right "spot"!

3) This will make one car less in traffic jams,

4) The reduction of our ecological footprint is one of the objectives of Mamé Noka,

5) Our barista will be in great shape! And a Barista means creating a job in Brussels.

6) Admit that you too, you want to ride with this bicycle?!

7) I will borrow it willingly for holidays with my small family ... :)

Some partners...

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More than Fair Trade - Cameroon Boyo & Mamé Noka Coffee Roaster

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