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  The Search for Views: Modern Distractions in the Digital Age  Technology is a double-edged sword in modern life. While it offers numerous benefits, its misuse can lead to harmful distractions. The internet is flooded with vast amounts of information, making it essential for individuals to discern what is truly valuable.  With the plethora of online content, including games, entertainment, education, motivation, business, politics, and wars, it's crucial to ask: "What do I want to spend my time on?" As young individuals and students, it's vital to focus on news and information that will shape your future career and personal development. In today's era of "views and likes," some individuals prioritize distractions over substance.  For instance, someone might waste time posting nonsensical content on social media, disturbing their followers and offering no value in return. Even some journalists prioritize clicks over quality content, wasting readers' ...

  Ignorance and Illusion of Knowledge: The Twin Barriers to Burundi's Sustainable Development  Burundi, one of the world's poorest countries, grapples with multifaceted challenges. While factors like war, culture, and leadership contribute to its poverty, I argue that ignorance and illusion of knowledge are the primary obstacles.  Ignorance pervades among illiterate individuals and peasants, who are unaware of human progress and innovation. Comfortable with their status quo, they resist change and are easily deceived by politicians and foreign institutions. Despite significant investments, their living conditions remain unchanged. Learning and reading books can help to reduce ignorance amoong our citizens.  On the other hand, the illusion of knowledge afflicts educated individuals, who possess theoretical knowledge but lack practical solutions. Burundi has invested billions in educating its citizens, yet they fail to address community problems. Instead, they criticiz...

  The Ineffectiveness of Burundi's Diaspora in National Development  Burundi's diaspora, possessing foreign capital, expertise, and networks, is supposed to play an important role in the country's development. However, their impact falls short of expectations. To understand this phenomenon, we must examine the circumstances surrounding their departure.  Notice: I love to see many Burundians traveling abroad to acquire new experience to think out of the box. Even though there are some exceptions, allow me to generalize for the first time by saying “many”, “some”, or “the diaspora”, because I don't have numbers and references for now.  Many Burundians fled due to wars and ideological persecution, leaving with feelings of hatred and a refugee mentality. This mindset hinders their ability to engage in peace and reconciliation, often leading to extremism. The diaspora's inclination to spread hatred and division among those who remained in Burundi is detrimental to nation...

  Lack of Creativity and Invention in Burundi's Youth: A Societal Concern                  Burundi, a country rich in resources and potential, is facing a crisis that threatens to hinder its progress: the lack of creativity and innovation among its youth. Our ancestors have ignorantly created a society where parents restrict their children's ability to develop their full potential. This was worsened by the poor education system where team are considered as paid labor to teach how to read and write and memorize notes only without focusing on addressing problems that are being faced by our society.            If as per now Burundi is facing shortage of foreign currencies, our education system should be changed to focus much on how to address the issues not only teaching how to give back the memorized notes. Growing up, we were discouraged from engaging in discussions about societal problems with our ...

  Juste Picasso Nduwayo, the young coffee farmer who is changing the coffee game in Burundi      Juste Picasso is a Burundian YALI RLC Kenya Alumni , cohort 12 and he is a coffee farmer and producer with more than nine years of experience in countries like Burundi, #Tanzania, #Uganda and #Malawi. He is the co-founder and Managing Director of Burundi Seeds Specialty(BSS Bdi) since July 2017.  “BSS Bdi is a specialty coffee business whose primary functions are, farming, breeding, acquiring coffee, processing and selling. We also have a washing station named “UMUCO coffee washing station” and both of them are located in #Muruta in the #Kayanza province”, tells us Juste Picasso  Coffee farming is a very sustainable business, connects different countries and is profitable both to the farmers and the country’s economy. This is  what motivated Juste Nduwayo, Zephyrin Banzubaze and Jeremie Nakimuhana to start BSS Bdi. As a company in the agribusiness, they fac...

 Juste Picasso Nduwayo Uganda Coffee background, Hope, Love and Processes Bulambuli and Bukalasi coffee Microlots were processed by Juste Picasso Nduwayo from Burundi who is running a washing station  station for production of Darley Investments specialty coffee in Uganda. He has been working for 9    years in coffee business and six  years into Uganda coffee business and process.  https://www.coffeemaxgreen.com/gishubi-burundi/ He brought new way of  processing coffee into Fully washed by making 24 hour double fermentation and Natural coffee by   making a yeast fermentation which increases the quality of Uganda coffee. The varietal is mainly SL14 and 28 with some Nyasaland trees remaining from old days. The coffee is  collected from Mukoto to Bulambuli via Bukalasi at the slopes of Mount Elgon Mountain at the elevation of 1600-2200 MASL. Juste Picasso, a graduate of the university of Burundi in 2012, entered coffee business in 2014. H...

Coffee in Burundi: Story Behind   By  Agha Haider Raza                     During peak coffee harvest season, Juste Picasso takes a bus for the two-and-a-half-hour journey from his home in Burundi’s capital to Kayanza. He then sits on a motorbike from Kayanza to reach his washing station in the countryside town of Muruta. Despite the mind-numbing repetition of driving and riding all those kilometers, Picasso enjoys the turns of the road as he gets to see a beautiful landscape filled with hills, palm trees, coffee trees, tea plantations and a protected forest. He just hopes it doesn’t rain, as it gets difficult to find a motorbike taxi to get to Muruta.                     Picasso, a graduate of the University of Burundi, entered the coffee industry in 2014. He started as a washing station manager and then was promoted to quality control, sifting through ...