Geographical location of East African Coffee in Burundi characteristics and defects of Burundian Coffee

Burundi is a small country, about the size of Maryland. Coffee-growing areas are concentrated in the northern centre of the country, extending northward from the centre of the country to the Rwandan border (including Kitga, Kaluzi, Kayanza, Kirundo, Muyinga and Ngozi provinces).

In the northern mountains of a small landlocked country, specialty coffee is becoming a source of hope and opportunity. Known for its high altitude, heavy rainfall and rich volcanic soil, the Ngozi region has been committed to realizing its potential since the coffee industry was privatized in 2009. The coffee comes from smallholder farms in northern Burundi: Ngozi and Cayanza provinces.

Burundi is unique. It's as if the mountains of this country are designed for miniature parcels. Burundi has a deep understanding of coffee, which is reflected in small processing stations in the mountains. The country's rich knowledge of coffee makes its coffee have a variety of flavors and characteristics.

Sometimes referred to as the African Alps, the remote mountains of Burundi are dotted with coffee fields in the backyard, with 250-600 coffee trees per farm. The entire growing community in Burundi is based on smallholder farmers. The farmers took the cherries to the laundry station not far from the farm. There are 13 wet treatment plants in the area, which can support more than 40,000 farmers.

Burundian Ngozi is a medium-bodied coffee with moderate acidity. After being fully washed, it has bright and lively flavors of orange peel and cranberry.

Some East African coffee, such as Burundian coffee, suffers from the strong taste of potato skins, rather than the ideal taste of coffee. The defect is said to be eventually caused by a pyrazine compound. The current popular theory is that coffee cherries will be damaged by insects, the most famous of which are several bedbugs. The connection between them is not entirely clear.