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Raw beans wholesale Burundi Heart of Africa AA freshly roasted boutique coffee beans

Published: 2024-11-10 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/10, Burundi is located south of the equator in east-central Africa. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, Congo (Kinshasa) to the west, and Lake Tanganyika to the southwest. There are many plateaus and mountains in the territory, most of which are made up of the plateau on the east side of the East African Rift Valley. The national average elevation is 1600 meters, which is known as the mountain country. More than half are located in the famous Lake Tanganyika (Lake Tanganyika).

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Burundi is located south of the equator in east-central Africa. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, Congo (Kinshasa) to the west, and Lake Tanganyika to the southwest. There are many plateaus and mountains in the territory, most of which are composed of the plateau on the east side of the East African Rift Valley, with an average elevation of 1600 meters above sea level, which is known as the "mountain country". More than half of them are located on the famous lake Lake Tanganyika. The capital is Bujumbura. The lakeside and river valleys in the west and the savanna climate in the east; the tropical mountain climate in the central and western regions. The annual average temperature is 20-24 ℃, with a maximum of 33 ℃. The heavy rainy season is from March to May, the light rainy season is from October to December, and the other months are dry season.

Burundi has the most diverse and successful coffee industry in the world, and has its own characteristics. Coffee in this country was introduced by Belgian colonists in 1930 and is now grown only on small farms. Unfortunately, many of these farms are on the border with war-torn Rwanda, putting pressure on coffee production. Almost all coffee produced in Burundi is Arabian coffee beans, while coffee trees in Ngozi are planted at an altitude of more than 1200 meters. Burundian coffee has a rich aroma and excellent acidity, and most of its products are exported to the United States, Germany, Finland and Japan.

The origin of the town of Reuters, which is a cooperative organized by small family coffee farmers, has a total of 539 small coffee farmers, of whom 148 are women. on average, each family grows 10,200 coffee trees (at least 1000 coffee trees per hectare), which shows its weak annual income and is a typical poor small coffee farmer family.

Burundian coffee bears a striking resemblance to neighboring Rwanda, where coffee from the two countries is often confused. Burundian coffee is mainly grown in bourbon, with traditional wet processing of coffee cherries. Its boutique coffee is characterized by elegant sweetness and bright citrus aromas. This batch belongs to bourbon species micro batch.

[Bulongdi Champion processing Plant] is located in the Maerdadi Peak of the Panjia processing Plant in Cabuye District, Cajun Province, with a very high altitude, even more than 2000 meters in the mountainous area. the soil is fertile and gravelly, which is very suitable for coffee growth. it is recognized as the best coffee processing plant in Bulongdi.

Bean parameters:

Country: Burundi

Growth: 1750 m

Production area: Kayanza Kabuye

Baking degree: medium baking

Treatment method: traditional wet treatment

Variety: bourbon species

Processing plant: Parnjia processing plant

Flavor: sour citrus, lemon, orange, almond aromas

Taste: citrus acidity, lemon, orange, almond aromas, tangerine peel aromas, clean, round and balanced with a long finish.

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