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Savonor
Savonor is a company based in Bujumbura, Burundi, that manufactures hygiene, food and cosmetic products in Burundi. History The Kuntze family started to manufacture soap in Germany in 1814. Dieter Kuntze travelled to Egypt, Uganda and Burundi in the 1960s. In 1970 he founded "Savon d'or" in Burundi. After he retired in 1996, his son Matthias Kuntz took over as chairman. Starting in 2006, the company bought oil palm plantations, refined the product to make vegetable oil, and further processed it to make soaps, detergents, sanitizers and other products, as well as edible oils. It continues to source input from smallholder farmers. During the COVID-19 crisis, in 2020 UNICEF made an agreement with Savonor under which the company reduced its normal profit margin, and with funding from USAID, CERF, the World Bank and UNICEF manufactured "Blue Soap", the same product as its regular basic soap apart from the color, and sold it at half price. This affordable soap would also help reduce t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Companies Of Burundi
The Republic of Burundi is a landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of Southeast Africa. During the colonial period most large companies were owned and run by Europeans, and operated under concessions from the colonial government. After independence in 1962, the state took over operations of several of the companies. Subsequently the state founded a number of state-owned companies to handle specific sectors of the economy, such as sugar, cotton, textiles, cement, brewing and so on. Later, the state sold part or all of their stake in these companies, but retained the right to control the products or services they offered, and to set prices. Notable firms This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafina (Burundi)
Rafina () is a company based in Bujumbura, Burundi, that manufactures cottonseed oil. Products Rafina uses cotton oil seeds from COGERCO to produce: *cottonseed oil for human consumption * oilcake for animal feed. This has become increasingly important with the policy of permanent stabling of all livestock *cotton substrates, a very fertile environment for cultivation of edible mushrooms *cotton bark for use as fuel Byproducts are also sold to manufacturers of cotton cushions and mattresses, soap manufacturers such as Savonor, and manufacturers of combustible bricks. History Early years Rafina had its origins in HUILUSA (Huilerie d’Usimbura), created in 1951, owned by a Belgian group. After several changes of name and ownership, it became RAFINA through 1963 legislation. Until 1985, the original Belgian managers remained with the company. Later the company was bought by individuals with 3,000 shares for a share capital of US$300,000. 51% were nationals of Burundi and 49% were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bujumbura
Bujumbura (; ), formerly Usumbura, is the economic capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. Bujumbura was formerly the country's political capital. In late December 2018, Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza announced that he would follow through on a 2007 promise to return Gitega its former political capital status, with Bujumbura remaining as economical capital and center of commerce. A vote in the Parliament of Burundi made the change official on 16 January 2019, with all branches of government expected to move to Gitega within three years. History Bujumbura grew from a small village after it became a military post in German East Africa in 1889. After World War I it was made the administrative center of the Belgium, Belgian League of Nations mandate of Ruanda-Urundi. The name was changed from Usumbura to Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962. Since independence, Bujumbura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever, fatigue, cough, breathing difficulties, anosmia, loss of smell, and ageusia, loss of taste. Symptoms may begin one to fourteen days incubation period, after exposure to the virus. At least a third of people who are infected asymptomatic, do not develop noticeable symptoms. Of those who develop symptoms noticeable enough to be classified as patients, most (81%) develop mild to moderate symptoms (up to mild pneumonia), while 14% develop severe symptoms (dyspnea, hypoxia (medical), hypoxia, or more than 50% lung involvement on imaging), and 5% develop critical symptoms (respiratory failure, shock (circulatory), shock, or organ dysfunction, multiorgan dysfunction). Older people have a higher risk of developing severe symptoms. Some complicati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UNICEF
UNICEF ( ), originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, officially United Nations Children's Fund since 1953, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing Humanitarianism, humanitarian and Development aid, developmental aid to children worldwide. The organization is one of the most widely known and visible social welfare entities globally, operating in 192 countries and territories. UNICEF's activities include providing immunizations and disease prevention, administering Antiretroviral drug, treatment for children and mothers with HIV, enhancing childhood and maternal nutrition, improving sanitation, promoting education, and providing emergency relief in response to disasters. UNICEF is the successor of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, and was created on 11 December 1946, in New York, by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, U.N. Relief Rehabilitation Administration to provide immediate r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USAID
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an agency of the United States government that has been responsible for administering civilian United States foreign aid, foreign aid and development assistance. Established in 1961 and reorganized in 1998, USAID has implemented programs in global health, disaster relief, socioeconomic development, education, environmental protection, and democratic governance. With average annual disbursements of about $23 billion since 2001, USAID has been one of the world's List of development aid country donors, largest aid agencies and accounts for most U.S. foreign assistance — the highest in the world in absolute dollar terms — with missions in over 100 countries, primarily in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. The Trump administration is attempting to fully close the agency, pending several court cases. In early March, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that 83% of USAID programs wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CERF
Cerf or CERF may refer to: * CERF (Central Emergency Response Fund), a United Nations fund created to aid regions threatened by disaster * Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) * Cerf (surname) * Cerf Island, Seychelles * Cerf Island, Providence Atoll, Seychelles * , a brig (also named ''Cerf'') captured from the French See also * Île aux Cerfs Île aux Cerfs ('Deer Island') is a privately owned island near the east coast of Mauritius in the Flacq District Flacq () is a district of Mauritius, situated in the east of the island. It is the largest district, with an area of 297.9 ... * Les Éditions du Cerf, a French publisher {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and Grant (money), grants to the governments of Least developed countries, low- and Developing country, middle-income countries for the purposes of economic development. The World Bank is the collective name for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Development Association (IDA), two of five international organizations owned by the World Bank Group. It was established along with the International Monetary Fund at the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference. After a slow start, its first loan was to France in 1947. In its early years, it primarily focused on rebuilding Europe. Over time, it focused on providing loans to developing world countries. In the 1970s, the World Bank re-conceptualized its mission of facilitating development as being oriented around poverty reduction. For the last 30 years, it has included NGOs and environmental groups in its loan portfolio. Its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COGERCO
The Cotton Management Company (, COGERCO), is a state-owned cotton company in Bujumbura, Burundi. Background The Belgian colonial regime introduced cotton cultivation to Burundi in the 1920s in the Imbo natural region at altitudes of . Cotton was considered the most import export crop after coffee. In 1924, Law No. 52 compelled each family to grow of cotton. This was increased in 1935 to for a married person and for a single person. In the 1950s research in the Moso natural region began in the Ruyigi and Rutana prefectures. Yields were low and transport to Bujumbura for processing would be expensive, so the trials were soon abandoned. Early years COGERCO was established in 1947 as the Cotton Reserves Management Committee (''Comité de Gérance des Réserves Cotonnières'') to serve the Belgian Congo, Rwanda and Burundi. The Congo withdrew in 1961 and Rwanda in 1967. COGERCO concentrated on collection and popularization of Burundian cotton seed. The industrial and commercial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cottonseed Oil
Cottonseed oil is cooking oil from the seeds of cotton plants of various species, mainly ''Gossypium hirsutum'' and ''Gossypium herbaceum'', that are grown for cotton fiber, animal feed, and oil. cottonseed, Cotton seed has a similar structure to other oilseeds, such as sunflower seed, having an oil-bearing Seed, kernel surrounded by a hard outer hull; in processing, the oil is extracted from the kernel. Cottonseed oil is used for salad oil, mayonnaise, salad dressing, and similar products because of its flavor stability. Composition Its fatty acid profile generally consists of 70% unsaturated fatty acids (18% monounsaturated, and 52% polyunsaturated), 26% saturated fatty acids. When it is fully Hydrogenation, hydrogenated, its profile is 94% saturated fat and 2% unsaturated fatty acids (1.5% monounsaturated, and 0.5% polyunsaturated). According to the National Cottonseed Products Association, cottonseed oil does not need to be hydrogenated as much as other polyunsaturated oils ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oilcake
A press cake or oil cake is the solid matter remaining after pressing something to extract the liquids. Their most common use is in animal feed. Some foods whose processing creates press cakes are olives for olive oil (''pomace''), peanuts for peanut oil, coconut flesh for coconut cream and milk ('' sapal''), grapes for wine (''pomace''), apples for cider (''pomace''), mustard cake, and soybeans for soy milk (used to make tofu) (this is called soy pulp) or oil. Other common press cakes come from flax seed (linseed), cottonseed, and sunflower seeds. However, some specific kinds may be toxic, and are rather used as fertilizer; for example, cottonseed contains a toxic pigment, gossypol, that must be removed before processing. Household use In Nepalese cuisine the oil cake of the Persian walnut is used for culinary purposes, and it is also applied to the forehead to treat headaches. In some regions it is used as boiler fuel as a means of reducing energy costs, for which it is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Economy Of Burundi
The economy of Burundi is $6.75 billion by gross domestic product as of 2025, being heavily dependent on agriculture, which accounts for 32.9% of gross domestic product as of 2008. Burundi itself is a landlocked country lacking resources, and with almost nonexistent industrialization. Agriculture supports more than 70% of the labor force, the majority of whom are subsistence farmers. Although Burundi is potentially self-sufficient in food production, issues such as civil unrest, overpopulation, and soil erosion have contributed to the contraction of the subsistence economy by 25% in recent years. Large numbers of internally displaced persons have been unable to produce their own food and are largely dependent on international humanitarian assistance. Burundi is a net food importer, with food accounting for 17% of imports in 1997. Burundi is a least developed country according to the United Nations. Agriculture Burundi produced in 2022: * 2.6 million tons of cassava; * 1.3 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
