Background information
Mbilidino Amcos was founded in 2018, when they decided to set up a washing station with a motorised hand pulper. The name MBILIDINO results from different village where the farmers live: Mbulamsege, Ilindi, Idiwili and Nonde.
Processing Techniques
The farmers deliver the cherries from 2-6 p.m. Usually the pulper is being turned on at around 3 p.m. and can run up to 1 a.m. After being pulped, the parchment is graded into P1, P2, P3, P lights and pods in the washing channels. The parchment is then fermented for 24-48 hours, before it gets washed in the washing channels. It is then soaked for 8-12 hours and dried on the tables for 8- 14 days. This year the Ilomba CPU managed to buy a new Penagos pulper in order to produce more consistent quality and reducing the usage of water.