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Jade’s journey

When Jade Jennings travelled to Rwanda in 2016, the Veneziano Coffee Roasters National Training and Development Manager experienced what she calls her fondest memory working in the coffee industry.

“I remember getting out of the car and I could hear these men singing and clapping. I walked up these hills to follow the music,” Jade tells BeanScene.

“It was from these men in a big fermentation tank marching on top of the beans to help remove the mucilage from the coffee. They sing not only to keep their spirits up but to keep in time. They know once they’ve done a certain number of songs, the coffee is finished.

“I got a

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