布隆迪农业发展现状(英文)

Status quo of agricultural development in Burundi

布隆迪是非洲最小国家之一,属内陆热带国家,也属于世界10个最贫困国家之一。由于海拔高和正常的降雨量,气候温和,有益于布隆迪农业的发展。然而,由于采伐森林和农业耕作措施不当,引起大量土壤侵蚀和退化。布隆迪人民正面临严重的粮食供应不足。文章对布隆迪的水资源、土地资源、劳动力资源以及农业发展现状进行了论述,并讨论了布隆迪农业发展的制约因素。建议国际应对布隆迪进行援助以便促进其农业发展。

Burundi is one amongst the smallest countries of Africa and is landlocked with tropical climatic conditions.It comes under ten poorest countries in the world.Burundi＇s agricultural sector benefits from its mild climate due to high elevation of the land and regular rainfall.However,deforestation and poor farming methods have caused extensive soil erosion and depletion.People in Burundi are facing severe shortages in food supplies.The present paper summarizes the cur-rent conditions of water,land and labour resources,and the agricultural production in the country.The constraints to agricultural development in the country have also been discussed.Further,it was suggested that the international aids should be given to the country in order to promote the development of agriculture.