Towards the establishment of a mechanized potato growing farm-school in Burundi
BUJUMBURA, February 15th (ABP) – Following a visit to Uganda in October 2022 by executives responsible for agriculture to inquire about the achievements of a farm-school called “Kilimo Kisasa”, the…
Beneficiaries of the Tubura program are delighted with its results
KAYANZA/MUYINGA, February 12th (ABP) – The Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Tubura Burundi organized, on Thursday February 8, 2024, a joint visit with the authorities of Muyinga province, to assess the past…
The rice harvest looks good for the growing season A
BUBANZA, February 9th (ABP) – The rice harvest that has already been brought in in some of the fields of the Bubanza province (north-west of Burundi), looks good for this…
The inhabitants of Muhanga are called on to replace tobacco cultivation with other food crops
KAYANZA January 18th (ABP) – The operators of different marshes in the Muhanga commune in Kayanza province (north), were called on Monday January 15, 2024, by administrative officials and those…
Burundi will soon have a company manufacturing engine oil from white sorghum “Urubere”
GITEGA January 17th (ABP) – The President of the Republic of Burundi, Mr. Evariste Ndayishimiye, welcomed the project currently being developed relating to the manufacture of various products from white…
Cotton farmers worried about late payment for last harvest
CIBITOKE January 17th (ABP) – Cotton farmers in Cibitoke province (north-west of Burundi) are demanding payment for having sold cotton to the Cotton Management Company (COGERCO) for several months. They…
More than 12,100 avocado plants have been distributed to the people from 11 villages of Kayogoro commune
MAKAMBA, January 14th (ABP) – The non-governmental organization World Vision Burundi, in collaboration with the Provincial Bureau of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock (BPEAE), distributed on Thursday January 11, 2024 more…
Launch of the maize harvest in Vumbi commune in a 200-hectare swamp
KIRUNDO, January 8th (ABP) – The Ministry of the Environment, Agriculture and Livestock, via the project to support the sustainable development of agricultural and livestock value chains (PADCAE-B), organized, on…
People have opted for the use of organic manure to fertilize coffee trees as a replacement for NPK fertilizer
KAYANZA, January 2nd (ABP) – Coffee growers from Kabuye zone in Kayanza commune and province commend the fact that the Burundian government is in the process of making NPK-type chemical…
Residents of Matongo and Butaganzwa communes are called on to attach more importance to coffee crop
KAYANZA, December 29th (ABP) – Coffee growers of Matongo and Butaganzwa communes in Kayanza province (north) say they are satisfied with the increase per kilogram in the price of cherry…