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A reform in Burundi's coffee sector
is currently under way. Even though the reform was launched
by the government of Burundi in 1992, it was only in 2008
that implementation fully started. The purpose of the reform
is to restructure the coffee sector, focusing on the
following processes: privatization of the industrial units
(especially washing and hulling units), liberalization of
government control among the production and export agencies,
and reform of the state coffee institutions. To improve the
reform process, a Rapid Strategic Environmental Assessment
(R-SEA) was recommended. The goal of this RSEA is to analyze
the environmental and socioeconomic aspects along the entire
coffee value chain to provide strategic direction for the
sustainability of coffee production, processing, and
commercialization. This report is divided into six sections:
(i) introduction; (ii) a description of Burundi's
coffee sector; (iii) a brief explanation of the reform in
the coffee sector; (iv) a description of the environ
environmental and socioeconomic issues and gaps in the
coffee sector, as well as recommendations for addressing
them; (v) an action plan outlining priority activities to be
developed in the short and medium term, and (vi) conclusions.
