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The first arabica coffee tree in Burundi was introduced by the Belgians in the early 1930s and has been growing in the country ever since. Coffee cultivation is an entirely small holder based activity with over 800.000 families directly involved in coffee farming with a total acreage of 60.000 hectares in the whole country with about 25 millions of coffee tree. Burundi coffee falls into mild arabica category grown in the world and it is known as among the best ones grown in the Eastern Africa region because its quality is inherent to the hills and mountains where is cultivated at altitudes ranging from 1250 and 2000 meters above sea level. Another thing to note is that each farmer is tendering about 50 to 250 trees Burundi coffee is of the arabica species though some robusta producrion also exists. Of the total production, arabica coffee represents 96 % , the reminder is robusta. The most successful variety grown to date is Bourbon and constitutes the majority on nearly all farms. FARMING SYSTEM: Mixed farming ( coffee trees are intercropped with subsitence crops such as bananas, beans, etc) throughout the country. Generally, flowering takes place in September which is usually considered as the the start of rainfall after summer period. Harvest runs from February to July with a pin production in may to June When being harvested , delicate hands pick only the ripe red cherries for selection. PROCESSING: Two methods are used . These are wet processing for fully washed and dry for semi washed coffee Wet method is operating with ecological technology that requires a minimum fermentation process thus leaving natural coffee attributes intact. More 138 coffee washing stations are scattered in the whole country. Then , coffee is thoroughly rinsed to remove the mucus and dried out under the sun Semi method is using manual hand pulpers or traditional methods at home for those pulpers are not available Coffee produced for both methods is called parchment. When the latter reaches the required moisture content, it is transported to mills for additional process such as hulling, bean selection by size, weight and density separation and finally lab technicians come along for quality control and classification into grades . This step is very important and must be carried out by well trained liquorors of the Regulatory body (OCIBU) before sales. QUALITY CONTROL; OCIBU has two main laboratories. One is located in Bujumbura and the other in Gitega, the second city of the country with differents chains based in the state and private venture mills and in private mills Each lab has the main role of supervising and controlling coffee quality from harvesting, processing, transportation, roasting, and delivery up to buyers. INNOVATIONS: Since 2000, milling processs is carefully carried out by specifying coffee terroirs and separation of grades while formerly, milling was using bulk in blends.Since the practice of that specific milling stated above, Burundi has gained a good reputation of being capable of producing a best arabica coffee that can compete with other mild arabica in the world. Direct sale is another innovation introduced to speed up the sales and make available coffee to clients EXPORT Main destinations of Burundi coffee are Belgium, Germany, Holland, Suitzerland, Australia, Japan, and the united States. Coffee is shipped by vessel from the port of Bujumbura, capital city of Burundi to the port of Kigoma in Tanzania from where it is loaded onto rail wagons and hauled to the Indian Ocean port of Dar es Salaam

Our company is a dynamic outfit with experienced engineers, technologist, technicians and craftsmen. We provide optimum services for the clients specific needs, with a professional, competent and friendly interface. To provide solutions at a competitive price.  ORRI-TECH (NIGERIA) LIMITED was registered in May 1991 to carry out the business of Electrical, Mechanical and Telecommunication Engineering. It remains a versatile contractor with clients throughout Nigeria, synonymous with quality and expert service. Our company is a dynamic outfit with experienced Engineers, Technologist, Technicians and Craftsmen. Over the years we have being able to establish ourselves as a firm of professionals providing specialised quality services in both the fields of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. We are licenced Electrical Engineering Contractorswith Government Parastatals such as the Power Holding Corporation of Nigeria and Federal Ministry of Mines, Power and Steel. We provide execellent services in the following areas:  ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGWe undertake projects in the following areas of Electrical Engineering. - Electrical Installations in Residential, Commercial and Industrial buildings. - Construction of overhead lines up to 33KV voltage level - Construction of transformer substations. - Installation of HV/LV panels and switch gears. - Supply, Installation and Maintenance of fire alarm and systems. - Supply, Installation and Maintenance of burglary alarm systems. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING  - Supply, Installation and servicing of Generating Sets. - Plumbing Installation in Residential, Commercial and Industrial buildings.  - Supply and Installation of Air-Conditioning systems.  TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING- Supply, Installation and servicing of PABXe's of all sizes. - Supply, Installation and servicing of radio phones.  - Installation of Telephone Cable Network (External Line Plant).

Nicon PLC is an independently-owned and operated freight forwarding, customs clearing and transportation company founded by a group of dedicated forwarders and transportation experts. The company is established to facilitate the currently rapidly developing import-export sector of the country through all the gateways of Ethiopia. Our target is the timely arrival of imported goods to customers' warehouse, and exported goods to shipping or flying ports. In view of this we are providing the following services:-  - Freight forwarding for perishable & non perishable goods.  - Re-forwarding - Shipping and Freight booking  - Customs Clearing  - Port Handling  - Free shipping and Cargo Clearing Consultancy  - Packing and Moving  - Warehousing - Inland Transportation  - Commission Agent  - Import and Export  - Heavy Duty Crane Rental / Telescopic Forklift Rental Nicon Transit and Transport With its team of professional and competent management has solid experience in the field of freight forwarding and transportation. Our policy is to command high reputation from our clients by rendering fast, competitive and most efficient service. Our company has many years of experience in handling and mobilizing containerized and brake bulk cargo for project and commercial purposes through all the gateways to and from different province of Ethiopia Company Staff NICON PLC currently employs 65 permanent staff of which 32 are qualified, skilled and well experienced in the field of shipping & Transit and customs clearing service. . We are subscribed remote ASICUDA system, a direct connection with custom server that enables us to fill and issue declaration and assessment notice in our office. We have also qualified and experienced professional (assessor) in these fields. We have a dynamic system that facilitates customers to take follow up of their current cargo status daily.  We also have 20 Heavy duty trucks with different load capacity. 

Our corporate philosophy is to offer our customers the best value in high quality office furniture anywhere in Uganda. Unlike many office furniture dealers, we do not align ourselves to manufacturer. We offer a wide range of products from both domestic and foreign manufacturers. Our sales people are experts in office furniture. They do not sell stationery or machines; Our focus is solely office furniture.  We have a showroom in Nakasero, and we maintain the largest in-stock inventory of any Ugandan office furniture dealer. We offer free space planning and consultation. Our manufacturers stand behind our products. All of our products carry warranties. Our goal is your satisfaction. It is our best form of advertising.

The introduction of telecommunications services in Ethiopia dates back to 1894, seventeen years after the invention of telephone technology in the world. It was Minilik II, the King of Ethiopia, who introduced telephone technology to the country around 1894, with the installation of 477 km long telephone and telegram lines from Harar to Addis Ababa (the capital city of Ethiopia).   However the first Ethiopian pioneer of telephony was his cousin Ras Mekonnen who came back with telephone apparatus in 1889 after his visit of Italy.    Gradually, the technological scheme was proved to contribute to the integration of the Ethiopian society when the extensive open wire line system was laid out linking the Ethiopian capital city with all the important administrative towns of the country. The company was placed under government control at the beginning of the twentieth century, and was later brought to operate under the auspices of the Ministry of Post and Communications.    In 1952, telecommunications services were separated from the postal administration, and structured under the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation is the oldest Public Telecommunications Operator (PTO) in Africa.