History and Culture of Coffee beans in Burundi what is the mode of transportation and sales of coffee agricultural production and development

Coffee was introduced to Burundi by Belgian colonists in the 1920s, when it was a forced crop: farmers were required to plant a government-mandated number of coffee trees-of course, they received little for their labor or land. Once the country gained independence in the 1960s, the coffee industry (and others) was privatized, depriving control from the government, unless research or price stability and market intervention were necessary. However the cruel history of coffee under Belgian rule left many people with a bitter taste and crops fell out of favor: as a result the quality declined significantly and coffee plants were completely torn or ignored. During and immediately after the civil war in the early 1990s, production fell sharply and the national economy was almost completely destroyed.

In the early 2000s, coffee became a tool for reviving the agricultural sector and increasing foreign exchange: inspired in large part by its impact in rebuilding the economy of neighbouring Rwanda after the Rwanda genocide, investors began to focus on Burundi to recreate this success story. There has been a combination of public and private coffee operations, and with the resumption of cleaning stations, so has producers' interest in growing coffee.

The average farm area in Burundi is 1 hectare, 8-1 hectare, and most producers use the land to grow food crops in addition to coffee. Because of the very small size of the farm, producers usually ship the harvested cherries in the form of cherries to a central cleaning station or CPU (coffee processing unit), including semi-private, semi-government-operated receiving and receiving networks run by Sogestals. A processing station that may serve hundreds or even more than 1000 manufacturers in one season.

Producers pay by weight of coffee, and their batches are mixed when delivered at the washing station, which means that traceability and transparency are limited: it is impossible to determine which manufacturer's coffee is in which bag in the batch, so there is no way to pay a higher price to individual producers for their coffee. In fact paying higher prices to some producers than others is likely to lead to political and social unrest within communities and among growers. Therefore, it is important to work with companies and entities that are known to pay higher overall prices. Since Burundi is a landlocked country, coffee is usually purchased by La Bodega FOT (free by truck); coffee needs to be trucked to Tanzania for shipping. Producers pay by weight of coffee, and their batches are mixed when delivered at the washing station, which means that traceability and transparency are limited: it is impossible to determine which manufacturer's coffee is in which bag in the batch, so there is no way to pay a higher price to individual producers for their coffee. In fact paying higher prices to some producers than others is likely to lead to political and social unrest within communities and among growers. Therefore, it is important to work with companies and entities that are known to pay higher overall prices. Since Burundi is a landlocked country, coffee is usually purchased by La Bodega FOT (free by truck); coffee needs to be trucked to Tanzania for shipping.