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Community
characterized by its green
hills and lush vegetation,
home to a wide variety of
flora and fauna. Burundi’s
economy is primarily based
on agriculture, with the
cultivation of coffee, tea,
corn and beans as the main
crops.
The country is home to beans. However, despite significantly enhance its
numerous endemic species, its agricultural potential, energy security and create
contributing to the global Burundi faces various wealth for her people.
ecological balance. These challenges in taking
natural resources carry full advantage of these It beats my wildest
immense potential for opportunities. Limited imagination that a country
sustainable development access to modern like Burundi with all the
and ecotourism, presenting farming techniques, goodness found on its
exciting opportunities for the inadequate infrastructure, land is considered poor
country.
and unstable political and that her people are
conditions hinder the living below the poverty
Mineral Wealth sector’s progress. line. This needs to change.
Burundi is rich in mineral But this change can only
resources such as nickel, Renewable Energy begin with making the
uranium, rare earth elements, Sources right choices and deciding
and gold. The country Burundi boasts that enough is enough of
has vast reserves of these considerable potential in living below potential.
minerals that are yet to be renewable energy sources.
fully exploited.
The country’s hydropower Prayer for Burundi
potential remains largely Nothing should stop a
Agricultural Potential untapped. Exploration of people that are blessed
With its fertile lands, other sustainable energy from manifesting their
Burundi offers extensive sources is also underway. blessing. I pray for you
opportunities for agriculture. Burundi that whatever has
The rich soil provides Technically speaking become a limitation to
the perfect conditions and with its rich natural your growth be removed
for growing a variety of resources, Burundi and that you rise to your
crops, including coffee, has the opportunity to full potential.
tea, maize, bananas, and
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