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In the latest episode of A Better Table, host Umeko Motoyoshi interviews Laetitia Mukandahiro. Mukandahiro is a renowned coffee professional in Kigali, Rwanda. She is an accomplished cupper, a licensed Q Grader, a member of the Sprudge Twenty inaugural class, and she has judged Cup of Excellence multiple times. She has worked in many areas throughout the coffee value stream, and now runs her own company Ikawa House. In this episode, Mukandahiro shares the experience of women in Rwandan coffee production.

 

Laetitia Mukandahiro

A Better Table on the Sprudge Podcast Network is hosted by Sprudgie Award-winning journalist, author, and community organizer Umeko Motoyoshi. This show is a journalistic deep dive into the topics that matter in today’s coffee world, from disability access to coffee producer rights at origin to labor organizing in the modern coffee workforce, and much, much more. Motoyoshi’s fearless journalism isn’t afraid to ask big questions: who is coffee for, what ways can we challenge existing systems, and how do we come together to create a better table for all.

Listen to the entire episode right here on Sprudge:

Full transcript available here.

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Season One of A Better Table is sponsored by Baratza, Oatly, and Urnex Brands.