National launch of the pruning and mulching campaign
CANKUZO, August 9th (ABP) – The assistant to the Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock Mr. Léonard Butoyi, proceeded on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 on Rwamvura hill in Kigamba district…
More than 1450 hectares planned for exploitation, during the growing season C
BUBANZA, August 1st (ABP) – The Director of the Provincial Office of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock (BPEAE), in Bubanza (North-West of Burundi), Sylvestre Ndayishimiye, says he is optimistic that the…
Distribution of fertilizers and amendments for the 2024 season C
BUJUMBURA, July 11th (ABP) – Payment of the balance for fertilizers and dolomite for the 2024 season C begins Thursday, July 11, 2024 and will end on Saturday, August 10,…
Healthy soils for sustainable food security and increased incomes
BUJUMBURA, June 29th (ABP) – On Friday 21 June, the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock, in collaboration with the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), organized a national workshop to…
Communal administrators are called on to closely monitor the status of maize grains collected by ANAGESSA
CANKUZO, June 19th (ABP) – The administrators of the communes of Cankuzo province (eastern Burundi) are called upon to regularly monitor the status of the maize harvest collected by the…
A visit was made to exchange experiences in agricultural techniques and environmental protection
KAYANZA, June 11th (ABP) – With a view to learning about the strategies adopted by the people of Kayanza province in pooling plots of land for block farming and in…
Farmers are delighted with ANAGESSA’s resumption of maize purchases
KARUSI, June 7th (ABP) – Maize growers have welcomed the information about the resumption by the National Food Security Stock Management Agency (ANAGESSA) of buying maize grains. After that announcement…
Insect proliferation jeopardizes fruit crops
BUJUMBURA, June 7th (ABP) – Fruit crops face many challenges, but the proliferation of insect pests that destroy those crops is the greatest danger, according to researchers at the Burundi…
Campaign to promote the avocado tree
KARUSI, May 30th (ABP) – The people, without exception, must be aware of the importance of avocado growing, which is now a commercial crop. That was the watchword addressed to…
Tea growers call for a rise in the price of a kilo of tea
BURURI, May 29th (ABP) – Tea growers in the commune of Mugamba, in Bururi province, are asking tea factory managers to increase the price of a kilo of green tea…