Beautiful Burundi has been blighted by a generation of ethnic conflict, but with the advent of peace, this charming country may at long last be able to put its dark past to rest. A tiny little nation of soaring mountains and languid lakeside communities, Burundi is sandwiched between the African giants of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Tanzania. The scenery is stunning and the welcome warm, and it may once again begin to receive a trickle of travellers as the word gets out that the war is over. (Lonely Planet)
 The Country
- Burundi has a population of approximately 10 million
- Burundi is just more than 27,000 square kilometres
- The capital city is Bujumbura and there are 17 provinces in the country
- Burundi’s neighbours are the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the west, Rwanda to the north, and Tanzania to the east
- Burundi is also bordered by one of Africa’s largest lakes, Lake Tanganyika
- Burundi ranges in elevation from 772m to 2,670m above sea level
- The official languages are Kirundi and French and Swahili is spoken along the shores of Lake Tanganyika
- The currency is the Burundian Franc
The Coffee
- Burundi produces both arabica and robusta coffees
- The coffee is grown at altitudes between 1250 and 2000 metres above sea level
- Coffee cultivation is an entirely small-holder based activity with over 800,000 families directly involved in coffee farming with a total acreage of 60,000 hectares with about 25 million coffee trees
- Coffee is sold via direct sale and auction
- Coffee is exported from either Dar es Salaam in Tanzania or Mombasa in Kenya
Musema
- Musema is situated in Butaganzwal, Kayanza
- Altitude: 1827 metres above sea-level
- Harvest – February to June
- 3° 4' 50" South, 29° 40' 20" East
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