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Burundi AA Bourbon Coffee Beans

Coffee cultivation in Burundi began in the 1930s. Currently, more than 80,000 households are engaged in coffee cultivation. Most of them practice intercropping, growing coffee alongside bananas and leguminous plants.

Burundi coffee offers citrus-like aromas, nutty fragrances, and soft, toast-like notes. It has a bright acidity and a full body.

Burundi coffee beans are grown at altitudes between 1,650-1,950 meters (very high!), with an average annual rainfall of 1,300mm (moderate!), in volcanic soil (nutritious!), perfectly meeting the conditions for producing premium specialty coffee. The main cultivated variety is the ancient Bourbon (old is good!), a type of Arabica.

There are a total of 600,000 small coffee farmers in Burundi, with each small farmer owning 200-300 coffee trees. The annual production is approximately 12,000-25,000 tons.

Following the impact of the new government's privatization and liberalization policies, investors began purchasing or building their own washing stations. In 2008, among 159 washing stations, only 11% were privately owned. However, by June 2012, among 175 washing stations, 47.5% were privately owned, while the rest were state-owned.

Currently, Burundi is vigorously promoting BAP (Burundi Agribusiness Program). BAP is a five-year program sponsored by USAID (United States Agency for International Development), primarily aimed at improving the coffee industry's supply chain. The BAP program is organized and implemented by the consulting firm Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI), with technical support from Michigan State University and coffee-related support from Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE) and Sustainable Harvest. BAP has four key focus areas:

1. Promoting the privatization and liberalization of the coffee industry
2. Assisting producer organizations or small farmers in improving processing and coffee cultivation quality
3. Developing specialty coffee markets in the United States, Europe, and Asia
4. Increasing coffee production

Since 2007, BAP has been working with everyone in the coffee supply chain, from producers to buyers, hoping to help Burundi understand their advantages in producing what type of coffee, and to make them understand sustainable operations and the different demands of the global market.

Because coffee production in Burundi is mostly handled by small farmers who cannot afford coffee processing equipment, they all send harvested coffee cherries to nearby washing stations. Therefore, Burundi coffee beans are named and exported by washing station.

Recommended Burundi Coffee Brands

FrontStreet Coffee's roasted Burundi coffee beans offer excellent guarantees in both brand and quality. More importantly, they provide extremely high value - a 227-gram package costs only 85 yuan. Calculating at 15 grams per cup, one package can make 15 cups of coffee, with each cup costing less than 6 yuan. Compared to coffee shops selling coffee for dozens of yuan per cup, this is truly a conscientious recommendation.

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