On 20 May 2020, more than five million Burundians lined up to cast their vote in the country’s presidential elections. This was the first set of democratic elections to take place in almost 15 years. We asked some coffee farmers what their thoughts were on this: “I heard people saying that there is a new …
From the Farm, Field and Lab From the Farm collected and translated by Joy Mavugo in conjunction with Robyn-Leigh van Laren from the Story Team. It’s been a hard week for Burundi. On Monday 8 June 2020, we heard the news that Burundi’s late president H.E Pierre NKURUNZIZA had very suddenly and unexpectedly passed away. …
We can’t help but think of COVID-19. It’s a very real part of everyday life that has affected everything, from how we operate as a team to how we’re producing coffee. As we opened our coffee harvest season and began to operate our washing stations, we had to think about how to go about producing …
From the farm, field and lab. FROM THE FARM words by Firmin, collected and translated by Joy Mavugo in conjunction with Robyn-Leigh van Laren from the Story Team. On 20 May 2020, Burundi took to the polls to vote in the presidential election. This was a pivotal moment for the country as the last election …
From the farm, field and lab. Over the coming weeks, we plan to share updates from the ground in Burundi; updates from the farm, field and lab. FROM THE FARM words from Emilliene, collected and translated by Joy Mavugo in conjunction with Robyn-Leigh van Laren from the Story Team. “This coffee harvest is going well …
Like in any culture, there are no absolutes that apply to everyone. There are many Burundians who do drink coffee, but generally they are not the farmers who grow it. Whenever we ask coffee farmers if they’ve tasted their own coffee, the response is the same almost every time: “NO, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO.” …
