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