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RESAF BURUNDI SPRL : Company presentation
Mission: RESAF Burundi is a company whose mission is to be a key player in agribusiness and renewable energy. Vision: To become a key partner of world development through energy and sustainable agriculture. Values: Our values are summarized in our slogan: "Together, we are confident to succeed’’
WHY RESAF BURUNDI ? Burundi is a very landlocked country of 27 834 Km2, including water about 2.150 Km2. It is located between three countries in north by Rwanda, South and south East by United Republic of Tanzania and west by Democratic Republic of Congo. The average population, mainly rural is about 10.5 inhabitants, where only 11% is living in towns and cities such as Bujumbura, Gitega and Ngozi. Female represent 67% and literacy rate is 62%. 65% of Burundi population is living below poverty limit. It is one of the poorest in Africa. However, it has abundance of natural resources such as nickel, uranium, rare earth oxide, peat, copper, cobalt, tin, caolin, platinum, rivers for hydropower production, gold, tantalum, niobium, tungsten, limestone, and many
- thers.
Burundi farmers grow crops and rear animals to feed their respective families. They farm especially coffee, tea, beans, banana, corn, sorghum, sweet potatoes, cassava and
- rice. Coffee, Tea and cotton remain mainly export commodities.