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Characteristics of coffee producing area in Burundi introduction of boutique coffee beans in Burundi

Published: 2024-11-08 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/08, Characteristics of Burundi Coffee: Burundi (Burundian) has the most diverse and successful coffee industry in the world, and has its own characteristics. Burundian coffee is fragrant and has excellent acidity. Flavor: mellow taste, rich aroma, excellent acidity recommended roasting method: medium to deep roasted Burundian (Burundi) coffee was roasted by Belgian colonists in 1930

Features of Burundian coffee:

Burundi has the most diverse and successful coffee industry in the world, and has its own characteristics. Burundian coffee is fragrant and has excellent acidity.

Flavor: mellow taste, rich aroma, excellent acidity

Suggested roasting method: medium to deep roasted Burundian (Burundi) coffee was introduced by Belgian colonists in 1930. Unfortunately, many of these farms are on the border with war-torn Rwanda, putting pressure on coffee production.

Coffee producing areas in Burundi:

Coffee in Burundi is now grown only on small farms. Almost all coffee produced in Burundi is Arabica beans, while coffee trees in Ngozi are planted at an altitude of more than 1200 meters, and the National Federation of Coffee Manufacturers' Associations of Burundi (CNAC) expressed satisfaction with the new privatization policy in the coffee sector adopted by the government last month. The new policy gives coffee producers a greater choice from growing to selling coffee. The country is preparing for the third asset transfer, and 30 of the 77 coffee washing stations to be transferred will be sold directly to coffee producers. Of the remaining 47, producers who control coffee raw materials can also own 30% of the reserved shares (state-owned shares), while still retaining 25% of the coffee cleaning stations sold in the first and second stages. In addition, coffee manufacturers can also participate in the equity disposal of coffee storage and sales companies (SODECO). In short, coffee producers who have benefited from the privatization policy have set up cooperatives and have begun to build their own coffee cleaning stations. At present, 28 operating coffee is the main cash crop in Burundi, but due to the lack of reasonable management of growers, coupled with the drought in May, coffee production is expected to decline by 50% this year.

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