ABAKANGUKIYEKAWA (ABKC) cooperative is situated in the Eastern Province’s Ngoma District, a region essentially dominated by hills with low slopes. The co-operative’s washing station opened in 2007 for fully washed processing. ABKC produces UMWIMERERE coffee, a domestic roasted brand. To date, the co-op has 540 members—141 women and 399 men—with women accounting for more than 80 percent of the cooperative’s workforce. During the Cup of Excellence competition in 2015, ABKC’s coffee scored 87.6.