Burundi
Mild central African highland climate, similar terroir to neighboring Rwanda.
Soil profile
Volcanic clay loam across the country's hilly interior.
Growing regions
- Ngozi — One of the country's main growing provinces
- Kayanza — Dense smallholder plots, often only a few hundred trees each
Seasonal cycle
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Sold through local washing stations and international exporters — no open auction floor.
The story here
Belgian colonial administrators introduced coffee to Burundi in the 1930s, and it remains grown almost entirely by smallholders — many with just a few hundred trees each, tending them alongside subsistence crops. Political instability has repeatedly disrupted the industry, but Burundi's washed lots, grown on terrain much like neighboring Rwanda's, have earned real recognition among specialty roasters willing to seek them out.