African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

Full Length Research Paper

Status and management of coffee plantations in Burundi: Reasons to worry

Anaclet Nibasumba
  • Anaclet Nibasumba
  • Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi (ISABU), P. O. Box 795 Bujumbura, Burundi. 3Université Catholique de Louvain, Earth and Life Institute, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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Laurence Jassogne
  • Laurence Jassogne
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), P. O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda.
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Gilbert Nduwayo
  • Gilbert Nduwayo
  • Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi (ISABU), P. O. Box 795 Bujumbura, Burundi.
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Evariste Ngayempore
  • Evariste Ngayempore
  • Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi (ISABU), P. O. Box 795 Bujumbura, Burundi.
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Cyriaque Simbashizubwoba
  • Cyriaque Simbashizubwoba
  • International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), Bujumbura, Burundi.
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Piet VanAsten
  • Piet VanAsten
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), P. O. Box 7878, Kampala, Uganda.
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Charles Bielders
  • Charles Bielders
  • Université Catholique de Louvain, Earth and Life Institute, 1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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  •  Received: 06 February 2021
  •  Accepted: 14 June 2021
  •  Published: 30 September 2021

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