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Type of coffee: |
Arabica |
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Volume (MTs 2003): |
35,793 MT |
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Value ($ 2003): |
$42,766,913 |
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Brand names: |
Ngoma |
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Marketing system: |
Auction and direct sale |
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Processing: |
Wet processing |
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Harvest season: |
February - June |
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Port of shipment: |
Dar es Salaam |
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Export destinations: |
Belgium, Germany, Holland, Japan, USA, Australia |
Burundi is a small
and beautiful landlocked country at the crossroads of East and Central
Africa, straddling
the crest of the Nile-Congo watershed. Sandwiched
between Rwanda, The Democratic Republic of Congo
and Tanzania, Burundi has magnificent views over Lake
Tanganyika which provides much of its western border.
This is a country dominated by hills and mountains, with
considerable altitude variation. The lowest point in the
country is 772 m at Lake Tanganyika, while the highest
soars to 2,670 m above sea level at the tip of Mount Heha.
Burundi
was colonised by the Germans at the end of the 19th Century, mandated
to Belgium by the League of Nations after World War I, and then achieved
independence in 1962.
Despite its size, Burundi is densely populated with a total
population of around 6.5 million people (an average of
around 180 people per square kilometre).
Burundi’s economy is
predominantly agricultural, with 86% of the workforce employed in
the sector. Coffee, the
main commercial crop, accounts for two thirds of export
income. Other cash crops include tea, cotton, tobacco and
palm oil. A large percentage of the population relies on
subsistence crops like cassava, bananas, sweet potatoes,
maize and sorghum.
Burundi has a rich musical heritage, particularly in the
area of percussion. Drummers
from Burundi are world famous,
and the country’s main coffee
export is called Ngoma, which
means Drum.
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