COFFEE II

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The Second Coffee Improvement Project for Burundi will include: (a) inputs and strengthened extension services to sustain and extend the improvement of coffee cultivation, started under the first project; (b) inputs, field trials and extension advice for the cultivation of food crops; (c) a program of experimental activities in rural development; (d) construction of four additional coffee washing stations and technical assistance for the operation of the four existing stations and for trials with alternative processing methods; (e) staff and equipment for an expanded coffee research program; (f) construction or repair, of potable water sources, bridges, and culverts; and (g) a resident management team backed up by a small team of international advisers which will at regular intervals assist in formulating work programs and in solving specific project problems.