Funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the World Bank has approved a US$4.2 million grant to support the Government of Burundi's efforts in promoting sustainable land and water management in coffee farms, within the pilot Sustainable Coffee Landscape Project.
30 April 2013: Funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the World Bank has approved a US$4.2 million grant to support the Government of Burundi’s efforts in promoting sustainable land and water management in coffee farms, within the pilot Sustainable Coffee Landscape Project.
Focusing on the Bubanza, Bururi, and Muyinga provinces, the grant will increase coffee productivity, while improving water pollution levels and promoting landscape conservation and eco-tourism. The project will pilot shade-grown coffee, that promotes coffee cultivation and a planting approach that mixes coffee with various trees and plants such as beans and maize. Planned activities include new bean-washing stations, water-efficient equipment and certification schemes.
Moreover, patrolling equipment, law enforcement measures and environmental education will be fostered in order to reinforce protection of the Bururi Natural Forest Reserve (BNFR), in South-western Burundi. [World Bank Press Release] [Sustainable Coffee Landscape Project]