Burundi Agribusiness Program: PY 4 Semester 1 Report 1 Oct 2010 – 31 March 2011 Under Contract # EDH‐I‐00‐05‐00004‐00 Task Order # 10 Prepared for: Alice Nibitanga, Cognizant Technical Officer, USAID/Burundi James M Anderson Country Representative, USAID/Burundi Prepared by: Benjamin E Lentz, Chief of Party DAI/BAP 17 Rue de Coton, Qtr. GATOKE BP 1643 Bujumbura, Burundi [email protected] Submitted: April 2011 17 Rue de Coton, Quartier GATOKE BP 1643 Bujumbura, Burundi Tel : +257.22.25.79.52 Fax : +257.22.25.79.51 ii Table of Contents Page Number Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction 1 Value Chains 4 Coffee 4 Introduction 4 Private Sector/ Private Enterprise Development 5 Analysis of Production Costs at Coffee Washing Stations 5 Meetings facilitated w/ elected provincial and communal officials concerning Coffee sector reforms and the road to privatization 6 Training Sessions facilitated by ADC for Lead Farmers 6 Training Sessions by Lead Coffee Farmers 7 Productivity 9 Trials using manure and/or chemical fertilizer 10 Composting 12 Coffee Quality 14 Certification 14 Cupping (Training of Trainers) 15 Prestige Cup Preparations 19 Training in coffee quality and its relationship to price 21 Training in productivity and cooperative management 24 Coffee Promotion and Marketing 26 Visit by Dunn Brothers Coffee executives and franchisees 26 Creation of Sustainable Market Linkages 26 Coffee Trade Visit 31 EAFCA 31 Visits by Individual Coffee Buyers 36 Principle Coffee Activities Planned for Q4 38 Dairy Value Chain 39 Introduction 39 Improve Farmer Productivity and Producer Association Capacity 39 Forage Production 39 Implementation of Small Farmer Dairy Productivity Systems 40 Improve Genetic Base of Dairy Cow Herds 41 Improve Veterinary Health Systems 41 Set up Milk Collection Centers linked to dairies 41 Construct MCC at Bukéyé and Rutegama 41 Technical Capacity Reinforcement for Dairy Associations 42 Improving Organizational Capacity of Dairy associations 43 Support to Improved Dairy Processing 43 Training for Burundian Dairy Processors 43 Support Artisanal Cheese Production 44 Principle Activities planned for Q3 47 Success Story 1- New skills translate to improved economic well being for dairy Farmers in Bukéyé 48 Success Story 2-Exchange visit yields tangible results for one dairy farmer 49 Success Story 3- Training, a foundation for new private sector economic initiatives in rural Burundi 50 Horticulture Value Chain 51 Introduction 51 Training on Good Agricultural Techniques 51 Activities ad Results from Twitizibere, Busoni Commune, Kirundo 51 Onion harvesting at Busoni 52 Burundi Agribusiness Program Semester Report S1 PY 4 (Oct 2010-March 2011) iii Progress made by Dufatanemunda, Commune Gihanga, Province Bubanza 53 Training on Composting Techniques 54 Promotion of the use of wooden boxes (cageots) 56 Training on Seedling production 56 Training on canning for tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables 57 Analysis of grant applications and preparation of MOU 57 Selection and Installation of Demonstration plots 57 Discussion on partnership with the DPAE Muramvya 59 Technical conventions signed 61 Planned Horticultural activities for Q3 61 Cross Cutting Activities 62 Gender and Micro-enterprise 62 Introduction 62 Structural and Managerial Reinforcement of Women’s Associations by ADC 62 Sessions in PO Capacity Reinforcement facilitated by Lead Farmers 63 Literacy 64 Principle Activities for Q3 65 Success Story 4- The Importance of Literacy 66 Success Story 5-Women’s Literacy produces unexpected results in Kayanza 67 Success Story 6-Women’s Associations of Mwaro increase revenues and improve their Lives with BAP technical assistance 68 Grants and Financial Intermediation 70 Introduction 70 Activities 70 Dossiers financed underthe DCA 72 Principle activities to be undertaken in Q3 72 Community Water 73 Introduction 73 Activities 73 Principle Activities to be undertaken in Q3 75 Burundi Business Incubator 76 Introduction 76 Activities Undertaken 76 Major Activities for the Upcoming Quarter 77 Conclusion 78 Annexes 79 1) Coffee White Paper 2) PV of Coffee Reform Committee Meeting 15 April 2011 3) Powerpoint presentation from workshop on East African Dairy Norms and Standards 4) RAIZCORP Exchange visit report Burundi Agribusiness Program Semester Report S1 PY 4 (Oct 2010-March 2011) iv Acronyms and Abbreviations ADC Agent de Développement Communautaire AFAB The Burundi Association of Women Entrepreneurs ARFIC Agence Régulateur de la Filière Café ASBL Association sans but Lucratif AVEDEC L’Association Villageoise d’Entraide et de Développement Communautaire BAP Burundi Agribusiness Program BBIN Burundi Business Incubator BBN Burundi Bureau of Normalization CAPAD The Confederation of Agricultural Producer Associations for Development CECM Caisse d’Epargne et Crédit Mutuelle CERADER Centre de Recherche Agronomique et du Développement Rurale (U Ngozi) CNAC Confédération National des Caféiculteurs CNTA Centre Nationale de Technologie Agro-Alimentaire COP Chief of Party COTR Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative CQI Coffee Quality Institute CTO Cognizant Technical Officer CURDES Centre Universitaire de Recherche sur le Développement Socio-économique CWS Coffee Washing Station DCA Development Credit Authority DCOP Deputy Chief of Party DG Directeur Général (Managing Director) DPAE Direction Préfectorale de l’Agriculture et Elevage EAFCA East African Fine Coffee Association EAWEExN East African Women Entrepreneurs Exchange Network ESF Economic Support Funds EU European Union FAO Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations FBU Francs Burundais GAP Good Agronomic Practices GDP Gross Domestic Product GMP Good Management Practices GOB Government of Burundi HACCP Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point HVC Horticultural Value Chain IAB Industrie Agro-alimentaire de Buterere (dairy) IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development IMF International Monetary Fund INADES Institut Africain du Développement Economique et Sociale IQC Indefinite Quantity Contract IRAZ Institut de la Recherche Agronomique en Zootechnie ISABU Institut de Recherche Agronomique du Burundi KIST Kigali Institute of Science and Technology KTBH Kenyan Top Bar Hive LOE Level of Effort Burundi Agribusiness Program Semester Report S1 PY 4 (Oct 2010-March 2011) v LOL Land O’Lakes MFI Micro-Finance Institution MINAGRIE Ministère de l’Agriculture MCC Milk Collection Center MOU Memorandum of Understanding MSU Michigan State University NGO Non-Governmental Organization OTF On the Frontier OCIBU Office du Café de Burundi (Coffee Board) PAGE Projet d’Appui à la Gestion Economique PHAST Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation PRASAB World Bank Funded Development Program in Burundi PO Producer Organization PP/S Participants per Session SCAA Specialty Coffee Association of America SCAE Specialty Coffee Association of Europe SCEP Service Conseil aux Efforts de Privatisation SCP Soil Conservation Practices SIVCA Société pour la Valorisation Industrielle du Café SODECO Société de déparchage du Café SOGESTAL Société de Gestion des Stations de Lavage STTA Short Term Technical Assistance UHT Ultra-High Temperature USD US Dollar USG US Government VC Value Chain WB World Bank Burundi Agribusiness Program Semester Report S1 PY 4 (Oct 2010-March 2011) Page 1 of 79 Introduction The first semester of this, BAP’s fourth, Project Year has been characterized by an intense period of administrative activity in end of the year reporting, data quality assessment, work planning and budget negotiations with USAID. We would have preferred that guidance arrive earlier in the cycle and that it be fully consistent so consensus could be reached allowing us to sign our contract modification and move forward, focusing on technical implementation. However, this said, there has been a lot of activity, results and impacts of which we are proud. During this reporting period the Technical Convention between BAP and the MINAGRIE was finally formalized, negotiated and signed. MOU were signed with the University of Ngozi and CNTA and one with ISABU is pending. New rules and procedures at OBR are hanging up importation of goods and equipment and it is unclear at the end of this reporting period whether and to what extent we, as a USAID implementing partner will continue to benefit from customs exonerations and whether potential VAT reimbursement will ever be agreed by the Burundian authorities. We continue to solicit USG assistance to ensure that the terms of the bi‐lateral assistance agreement between the United States and the Government of Burundi are respected but have come to expect long wait times and inconsistent application and interpretation of the texts by the authorities. In coffee things moved forward accelerating as the coffee campaign and harvest drew ever closer. In addition to focusing more intensely than in the past on coffee productivity, we have been modeling coffee production and processing costs, interpreting the data, and discussing the implication with sector actors. Meanwhile, we have continued to reinforce the management and technical capacity of our farmer clients, promote best agronomic practices for growing coffee and reinforce their institutions structurally and functionally. We worked with farmer’s association representatives and processors on improved techniques to maintain coffee quality and facilitated informational sessions by the Coffee reform committee and SCEP of communal administrators and public administration personnel so that they could understand