During this press conference, the minister in charge of agriculture clarified that for the 2020-2021 coffee campaign, the commercialization process of the produced green coffee is nearly complete, before adding that the total quantity of green coffee exported up to April 12, 2021 is 14,646.590 tonnes for a value of 34,632,696 USD, or BIF 66,667,536,029.

Minister Déo Guide Rurema also stated that ODECA (State Coffee Authority) has initiated activities to establish state-owned industrial plantations. On this subject, he indicated that an area of 67 hectares has been identified and acquired in the provinces of Cankuzo, Ruyigi, and Mwaro and 53 hectares are already planted with coffee plants. For the minister, the work of identifying other sites continues in the provinces of Muyinga, Ngozi, Karusi and Cibitoke.

"The activities for establishing nurseries for the multiplication of coffee plants are underway in different provinces of the country," he explained.

Concerning the 2021-2022 campaign, the minister of environment, agriculture and livestock indicated that preparations are proceeding well. He specified that the expected production is estimated at 43,401.828 tonnes of cherry coffee, of which 19,550 tonnes from ODECA.

Déo Guide Rurema seized this opportunity to remind that it is strictly forbidden to pulp coffee at home given that every pulper must receive at the same time grade A cherry coffee and grade B cherry coffee.

However, washed coffee that will be produced for reasons beyond the coffee growers' control will only be purchased by ODECA for its valorization, the minister indicated. He further specified that collection centers for cherry coffee in areas covered by washing stations are strictly forbidden.

At the same time, Minister Déo Guide Rurema reminded all pulpers that the first payment will be made in May and the second and final payment in August. He urged each pulper to take all necessary measures to ensure these deadlines are respected.

To conclude, the minister in charge of agriculture appealed to the Burundian population on its role in combating fraud, reminding that it is everyone's responsibility. For this reason, Déo Guide Rurema called on the patriotism of all Burundians to preserve coffee production.