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Office Du Thé Du Burundi
The Burundi Tea Office (), or OTB, is a public company that supports the tea industry in Burundi. Background Burundian tea is a high-altitude tea that has been cultivated since 1931 on the flanks of the high mountains of the Congo-Nile ridge. The tea gardens are planted at an altitude of . The favorable climate and environment support quality that is comparable to Indian teas. The excellent characteristics of high-altitude tea should place Burundian tea in the high end of the market, but unreliable quality and other factors makes it hard to reach that goal. Monopoly The first tea cultivation trials in Burundi were set up at the Gisozi Agronomic Research Station in 1963. Large-scale tea growing was launched after Burundi gained independence in 1964. OTB was created as a public company in 1971 by presidential decree n° 1/79 of 07/30/1971. Its headquarters are in Bujumbura, and it now has five complexes in the provinces. The OTB was expected to supplement the income of tea grow ... [...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] |
