A reform in Burundi's coffee sectoris currently under way. Even though the reform was launchedby the government of Burundi in 1992, it was only in 2008that implementation fully started. The purpose of the reformis to restructure the coffee sector, focusing on thefollowing processes: privatization of the industrial units(especially washing and hulling units), liberalization ofgovernment control among the production and export agencies,and reform of the state coffee institutions. To improve thereform process, a Rapid Strategic Environmental Assessment(R-SEA) was recommended. The goal of this RSEA is to analyzethe environmental and socioeconomic aspects along the entirecoffee value chain to provide strategic direction for thesustainability of coffee production, processing, andcommercialization. This report is divided into six sections:(i) introduction; (ii) a description of Burundi'scoffee sector; (iii) a brief explanation of the reform inthe coffee sector; (iv) a description of the environenvironmental and socioeconomic issues and gaps in thecoffee sector, as well as recommendations for addressingthem; (v) an action plan outlining priority activities to bedeveloped in the short and medium term, and (vi) conclusions.
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