Agriculture in Burundi

Burundi has the eighth highest proportion of women working in agriculture, forestry and fishing in the world.

Agriculture in the central African country of Burundi produced in 2018:

• 2.3 million tons of cassava;
• 1.6 million tons of banana;
• 583 thousand tons of sweet potato;
• 556 thousand tons of vegetable;
• 393 thousand tons of beans;
• 302 thousand tons of potato;
• 290 thousand tons of maize;
• 178 thousand tons of sugar cane;
• 85 thousand tons of palm oil;
• 56 thousand tons of taro;
• 55 thousand tons of rice;
• 53 thousand tons of tea;

The country grows smaller quantities of other agricultural products, like sorghum (28 thousand tons) and coffee (14 thousand tons). ^[1] Agriculture makes up more than 50% of Burundi's GDP. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Burundi production in 2018, by FAO
2. Bonaventure, Minani; Déo-Guide, Rurema; Lebailly, Philippe. "Constraints analysis of family agriculture in Kirundo Province Northern of Burundi". Orbi. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
3. "Burundi and the EU". EEAS – European External Action Service – European Commission. Retrieved 3 January 2024.