Introduction of Burundian coffee producing areas and Burundian coffee

Burundian coffee is mainly from the famous coffee producing areas such as Kayanza, Ngozi, Muyinga and Kirimiro, although there are other small producing areas, but these regions are the most famous for their coffee.

The first Arabica coffee tree in Bloomberg was introduced by the Belgians in the 1930s. Because of the Belgian rule during this period, farmers were forced to grow coffee to meet European demand for coffee, and coffee production in Burundi was unstable during this period.

In the 1960s, after the independence of Burundi, the coffee sector, like other sectors, was privatized and lost control. This has led to a decline in the variety of coffee and the decline of coffee cultivation.

The civil war in the 1990s wreaked havoc on the country and its economy collapsed. This makes coffee a means of obtaining foreign exchange for the country.

In the first decade of the 21st century, the country began to revive the coffee industry, inspired by the reconstruction of the coffee industry in neighboring Rwanda. This revives coffee. Burundi has gradually become a grower of fine coffee in Africa.

Since 2008, Burundi has begun to transform towards a boutique coffee industry, leading to the emergence of many procurement methods such as direct trade and traceability of origin.

In 2011, Burundi hosted the prestige Cup (Prestige Cup) Coffee Raw Bean quality Competition, which was also a pilot competition before the official holding of the larger COE,Cup of Excellence Cup.