Category: Actualités

Visit of ESCEM students to FOMI Company

The FOMI Company received on Monday, March 17th 2025 a delegation of students of Higher School of Command and Headquarter, including students from countries of East African Community, who were coming to make a Study Tour at the FOMI Company.

The Deputy General Manager of FOMI MANYANGE Hermenegilde who welcomed them, on behalf of the General Director, briefly presented them the company and indicated that FOMI is actually on a satisfied level and contributes a lot to the development of the country. He then invited the head of the delegation to introduce his team.

In his presentation, the Director of Research Syldie BIZIMANA PhD, focused on FOMI society presentation the genesis, the importance of FOMI’s fertilizers, the production process and quality as well as the different types of fertilizers manufactured by the company among which FOMI Imbura, fomi Bagara, Fomi Totahaza and agricultural lime. He also mentioned the value addition of Fomi fertilizers to agricultural production enhancement, sustainable agricultural and the country development.

Further more, he indicated that the company has enough capacity to produce any types of fertilizers in accordance to the end user requirements.
Some of the questions raised by the students were related to know the stategies used by the Company to convince farmers who are doubtful of the quality of FOMI products since some people are used to say that goods made in Burundi are usually not of good quality.

The Director of research indicated that after publishing the research results on of the strategies to convince them is the use of demonstration fields where the total plots is divided in two parts. In on of the two parts of field, Fomi fertilizers are applied while in the other part the classical/mineral fertilizers are applied on the same crop. At the harvest time farmers are invited in an open day event to let them appreciate, conclude and do testimonie on what they hawe seen. The testimony confirm that the Fomi fertilizers perform well even more than the mineral fertilizers when plant yield is concerned. In addition to ecological value of the fertilizer by improving soil health, restoring soil fertility and protect the environment. shortly Fomi fertilizers match the principal of sustainable agricultural on the five over six component of this concept. He did not leave out to mention that Fomi products are internationally certified and there for beneficiate a world wide acceptance.
The students positively appreciate the presentation of relevance quality and seized the opportunity to give a present to the Deputy General Manager for their hospitality.
Note that they finished their tour in the industry to see how these products are manufactured.

Visit of the delegation from African Development Bank ( ADB) to FOMI Company

On Tuesday, March 11th, 2025, the FOMI Company received the delegation from the African Development Bank (ADB). With a warm welcome, the General Manager of FOMI Simon NTIRAMPEBA presented them the objective,the achievements and the mission of the FOMI Company since its creation.

Simon NTIRAMPEBA said that, after doing scientific research on the infertility and acidity of Burundian soil, major causes of the decrease in agricultural production, they decided to create the industry that is the “Fertilisants Organo Mineraux Industries” (FOMI), an industry able of manufacturing fertilizers that can restore soil fertility, increase agricultural production and protect the environment as well as agricultural lime which fights against the acidity of the soil.

The General Director of FOMI said that the fertilizers of the FOMI company include: Fomi IMBURA which is a base fertilizer applied to almost all crops, Fomi TOTAHAZA which is the cover fertilizer applied to cereals, Fomi BAGARA which is the cover fertilizer applied to tubers as well as agricultural lime which fights against soil acidity. He clarified the activities of the FOMI Society are internationally recognized and are already widespread in some countries of the sub-region such as Tanzania, Uganda, Angola, etc. According to him, FOMI contributes a lot to the development of the population and the country.

James Kinyangi, the Coordinator of Climate and Development Special Funds at ADB, greatly appreciates the activities of FOMI, especially since FOMI has taken into account the scientific, social and environmental aspects. He encourages FOMI to always consult with partners and research institutions that can contribute to the development of its activities.

Pamija na FOMI, tutunze mazingira

Kampuni inayotengeneza mbolea asilia ambayo imechanganyika nayakikemikalo  inchini Burundi FOMI liliitikia mualiko lililopewa na wahusika wa utawala wakishilikiana na wahusika wa kilimo,ufugaji na mazingira mkoani Gitega kwenye zoezi la kupanda miti ambayo ni rafiki kwa mashamba Alhamisi tarehe tisa janwari mwaka 2025 ,na shughuli hizo zimefanyika kwenye mulima wa GASIRWA kata ya GWINGIRI tarafani Bugendana  mkoa wa Gitega

Huo mlima unaitwa GASIRWA,sehemu kubwa pake ni wazi,hapajapandwa miti ;ndipo wawakilishi wa Kampuni ya FOMI wakiambatana na Utawala,wahusika wa kilimo ,ufugaji na mazingira nawengineo wengi wakazi wa Gitega wamekutana na raia kwenye zoezi la kupanda mti kwenye mlima huyo wakilenga kutunza mazingira.baada ya shughuli hio,waliokuepo wameshiriki mjadara maana zoezi la namna hiyo ni vyema lifuatwe na ufuatiliaji wa karibu ili miti hiyo iweze kukua vizuri,ichangie kwa kutunza mazingira bila kusahau kuachangia kwa utunzaji ardhi.Kwenye hotuba yake,mkuu wa ofisi inayohusika na mazingira ;kilimo na mifugo Mkoani Gitega Uwikunda Oscar aliishukru Kampuni ya FOMI kwa mchango wake kwenye swala zima la kutunza mazingira ikipititia kwenye mradi wa kuzalisa bustani za miche  na kupanda miti pale ambapo panaonekana kama jangwa

Na Nindemera  Maria,mushauri wa gavana wa mkoa wa GITEGA ambae ana husika na uchumi na utawala, na ambae alikua amemuakilisha mkuu wa mkoa kwenye shughuli la kupanda miti kwenye mlima wa GASIRWA alilishukuru KAMPUNI ya FOMI kwenye shughuli hio ya heshima kando ya kutengeneza mbolea ambao inasaidia uzalishaji kua mkubwa na ardhi kurudisha rutuba yake ,kulinda afya ya watu na viumbe hai.Na kwa maana hiyo anaiomba FOMI kuendelea na shughuli za namna hiyo hata kwenye tarafa zingine mkoani Gitega.

Mkurugenzi wa kilimo kwenye Kampuni FOMI Kanyegeri Cassien alishukuru kwa niaba ya Mukurugenzi mkuu wa FOMI namna FOMI ilivyoalikwa kuja kuungana na wengine kwenye shughuli hiyo na namna Kampuni hiyo inavyoshilikiana vizuri na utawala hata na wahusika wa kilimo,ufugaji na mazingira mkoani Gitega ambaye ndie aliewakilisha ,aliwashukuru wote .Baada ya kuambia kile ambacho FOMI wamesha kitekeleza ili wachangie kwenye mradi wa kutunza mazingira,alitoa wito wake kwa raia wa kuitunza miti hiyo

Raia waliokuepo kwenye zoezi waliishukuru sana Kampuni ya FOMI ilioandaa na kutekeleza zoezi la namna hiyo ambalo litapelekea ardhi yao kuota na kujikinga na mitiririko ya maji .Na waliitikia kuitunza miti hiyo kama walivyoombwa.

Kwenye mradi wa FOMI wa kutunza mazigira ,wawakilishi wa FOMI wakiongozwa na mkurugenzi wa kilimo kwenye KAMPUNI ya FOMI Cassien Kanyegeri zilifika pia ;siku hiyo hiyo mkani Kayanza,tarafani Muhanga sehemu kuna shamba la miti ilipandwa miaka miwili imeisha tayari ;Cassien Kanyegeri ambae anahusika na kilimo kweye FOMI anashukuru kwa hari alioyikuta akichukulia kile ichokiahidi FOMI kwenye swala la kutunza mazingira na akachukulia na fasi hiyo kueleza faida za mradi huyo kwa mtu kwa ujumla

Raia wanashukuru mfano mzuri wa FOMI kwenye swala la kutunza mazingira. Kwa maoni yao,miradi hiyo ni vyema ikasapotiwe ili na semu zingine ziweze kunufaika kama inavyothibitishwa na mwalimu wa kilimo

Kwenye  Zoezi la kutunza mazingira,Kampuni ya FOMI inauzoefu ndio maana imeshapatiwa visibitisho kwamba inaweza na kwamba inafanya vizuri si kwa ngazi ya kitaifa pekee bali na yakimataifa kile kinachoitwa ISO 14001 kama inavyofafanuliwa na MANYANGE Hermenegilde Makamu mukurugenzi mkuu wa FOMI Mutafahamu kuwa kampuni ya FOMI lilikubali kuendelea likiitia wito huo wakuendelea kuunga mkono shughuli hizo za kutunza mazingira,wakiwa na malengo ya kuenda na kaulimbiu ya inchi iliondelea mnamwo mwaka wa 2040  na inchi tajiri mwaka wa 2060

HAMWE NA FOMI, DUKINGIRE IBIDUKIKIJE

Ishirahamwe rihingura ifumbire y’ikirundi ivanze n’iy’ikizungu mu gihugu c’Uburundi FOMI, ryaritabiriye ubutumire ryahawe n’abajejwe intwaro, bafadikanije n’abajejwe uburimyi, ubworozi n’ibidukikije muntara ya Gitega, mubikorwa vyo gutera ibiti bibana n’indimo kumusi wa kane igenekerezo rya cenda(09) nzero umwaka w’2025, ivyo bikorwa bikaba vyabereye kumusozi gasirwa wo kumutumba Gwingiri muri komine Bugendana muriyo ntara ya Gitega

Uwo musozi mubona niwo Gasirwa, ukaba ubonekako igice kinini kidateyeko ibiti, akaba ariho intumwa z’ishirahamwe FOMI zifatikanije n’abajejwe intwaro ,abajejwe uburimyi,ubworozi nʹibidukikije nʹabandi batari bake bo mu ntara  ya Gitega, bahuriye n’abenegihugu mu bikorwa vyo gutera ibiti kuri uwo musozi mu ntumbero yo gukingira ibidukikije.

Inyuma y’ivyo bikorwa, abari ngaho baciye basangira ikiyago na kare igikorwa nk’ico gitegerezwa gukurikiranwa kugira ivyo biti bikure neza, maze biterere mu gukingira ibidukikije udasize inyuma isi ndimwa. Mw’ijambo ryiwe, Umuyobozi w’ibiro bijejwe ibidukikije, uburimyi n’ubworozi mu ntara ya Gitega Uwikunda Oscar yarashimiye ishirahame FOMI ku ntererano yaryo mu bijanye no gukingira ibidukikije biciye muri uwo mugambi wo kugwiza imivyaro y’ibiti no kubitera aho biboneka ko hari ubugararwa.

Eka na Nindemera Marie, umuhanuzi wa buramatari w’intara ya gitega ajejwe intwaro n’ubutunzi akaba ari nawe yari yaserukiye buramatari muri ivyo bikorwa vyo gutera ibiti ku musozi Gasirwa yarakengurukiye Ishirahamwe FOMI kuri ico gikorwa c’iteka irangura hambavu yo guhingura ifumbire ituma umwimbu ugwira , ikanatuma isi ndimwa igarukana akanovera , igakingira amagara y’abantu,  n’ibinyabuzima. Akaba asaba FOMI kubandanya ibikorwa nk’ivyo no mu ma komine atarashikirwa y’intara ya Gitega.

Umuyobozi ajejwe uburimyi mw’ishirahamwe FOMI yarakengurutse kw’izina ry’umuyobozi mukuru w’ishirahamwe FOMI ukungene FOMI yatumiwe kuza kwifadikanya n’abandi muri ico gikorwa n’ingene iryo shirahamwe FOMI risanzwe rikorana neza n’abajejwe intwaro, ndetse n’abajejwe uburimyi, ubworozi n’ibidukikije muntara ya Gitega. Amaze kumenyesha ivyo FOMI imaze kurangura muri uwo mugambi wo gukingira ibidukikije,  yateye akamo abenegihugu kubungabunga ivyo biti.

Abenegihugu bari bitavye ivyo bikorwa barashimye cane kubona FOMI yakoze igikorwa nk’ico kizotuma isi ndimwa yabo yimbuka kandi ikingirwa inkukura. Bakiyemeza kubungabunga ivyo biti nkuko babisabwe.

Mu bikorwa vyo gukingira ibidukikije FOMI isanzwe irangura, intumwa za FOMI zirongowe n’umuyobozi ajejwe uburimyi Kanyegeri Cassien zarishikiyw mu ntara ya Kayanza kuri uwo musi nyene, muri komine Muhanga, ahari igitara c’ibiti vyatewe haraciye imyaka 2. Cassien Kanyegeri ajejwe uburimyi muri FOMI akaba ashima ingene yasanze vyifashe yisunze ivyo FOMI yiyemeje mu bijanye no gukingiwa ibidukikije, aca agirako amenyesha n’akamaro uwo mugambi ufitiye ikiremwa muntu muri rusangi.

Ako karorero keza FOMI iriko irarangura mu gukingira ibidukikije , abenegihugu baragakenguruka. Kuri bo mwenivyo bikorwa vyoshigikirwa mu ntumbero yo kubigwiza no mu bundi burere. Nk’uko vyemezwa n’umufundi w’indimo wa komine Muhanga.

Ibikorwa vyo gukingira ibidukikije, ishirahamwe FOMI ribifisemwo uburambe kanatsinda imaze kubironkeramwo n’ivyemeza ko ibishoboye kandi ibikora neza ku rwego mpuzamakungu ivyo bita ISO 14001 nkuko bisigurwa na MANYANGE Herménégilde, icegera c’Umuyobozi Mukuru wa FOMI.

Mwomenyako iryo shirahamwe FOMI ryiyemeje kuzobandanya ryitabira ako kamo ko gushigikira ben’ivyo bikorwa vyo gukingira ibidukikije, muntumbero yo gushira mungiro yambono kazoza y’igihugu c’Uburundi, igihugu cifashe mumwaka wa 2040 n’igihugu giteye imbere mumwaka w’2060.

Shirika la ITRASAGRI linatumia mbolea za FOMI kwa kuzalisha mbegu bora

Hapa tuko inchini Burundi Roho ya Afrika mkoani Kayanza ndipo shirika la mbegu na kilmo ITRASAGRI ,shirika lenye malengo ya kuendeleza segita ya mbegu bora na kilimo hapa burundi na sehemu zingine ambapo kampuni ya mbolea za kaboni na za kikemikali zinapatikana tayari,mbolea inayosaidia ardhi kurudisha rutuba yake na muongezeko wa mazao kwa miaka mitano tayari ili tuweze kutokomeza maradhi ya utapiamlo,njaa na umasikini hivyo tutaweza kufikia maendeleo ya kudumu tukielekea kwa kaulimbiu ya inchi ;inchi ilioendelea mnamwo mwaka wa 2040 na inchi tajiri mwaka wa 2060 tukiézingatia kuwa kilimo ni msingi wa maisha na maendeleo .Ili kilimo kiweze kutufikisha kwa malengo hayo kinatakiwa kuwa cha kisasa na ardhi iwe imeandaliwa vizuri kwa kutumia kwa usahihi mbolea bora na mbegu bora na baraka za mwenyezi Mungu zikiwemwo.

Hapa munapoona

ni taraf aya Muruta sehemu ambako kunafanyika utafiti kwa ongezeko la mbegu bora hususani kwenye mbegu ya viazi .Mukurugenzi wa shirika la kuzalisa mbegu bora na kilimo ITRASAGRI Dr Deo Guide Rurema akiongozana nawafanyakazi wenzake ,wafanyakazi wa kampuni inayotengeneza mbolea za kaboni na za kikemikali FOMI na wandishi wa habari alitembelea maeneo ili ashuhudie maendeleo ya kazi kwa miezi mitano toka shirika hilo limeanzishwa. Hapa anaanza akieleza kwa nini shirika hilo lilianzishwa na nini kazi zake

kuezesha ongezeko la mbegu bora sio kazi rahisi inahitaji ufuatiliaji wa kalibu kwa hatua mbalimbali na ukuaji wa mbegu hizo kama kwenye viazi unaanzia kwenye nyumba zilizowekwa kwa ajili ya utafiti na hatimaye kuzipanda kwenye shamba mpaka pale ambapo wanazigawa kwa wakulima . Mbegu zikitokezea kwenye nyumba za kuzizalisha ,zitapandwa kwenye mashamba munayoyaona . Shilika la kuzalisha mbegu bora na kilimo ITRASAGRI liko linafanya utafiti kwa kuzalisha mbegu bora pia kwenye tarafa ya Gahombo

sehemu yenye mashamba makubwa ya mahindi na viazi,unapoyaangalia mashamba haya ni yakuvutia na yako kwenye milima sehemu ambapo utafikiri kilimo hakiwezekani kulingana na muonekano wake

Mukurugenzi Dr Deo Guide Rurema hapa atatueleza utalaam walioutumia ili mashamba yawe mazuri na yakuvutia kama munavyoyaona : Mbolea ya FOMI unapoyitumia kwenye mashamba yako hauwezi kujutia iwe ni kwa mavuno au kwenye afya ya watu ;kwenye shirika la ITRASAGRI waliijaribu na hapa Mukurugenzi Dr Deo Guide Rurema anavionyesha kwenye mashamba ya majaribo ambapo walitumia mbolea ya FOMI

Kwenye utafiti unawofanywa na shirika la kuzalisha mbegu bora na kilimo ITRASAGRI hakusahau kuambatanisha mkulima,mufugaji na mazingira .kwenye mashamba ya utafiti utakuta wamepanda pia mti ambayo ni rafiki kwa mazao na kando ya mashamba wanamifugo pia

Kwa miezi mitano shirika la kuzalisha mbegu bora na kilimo ITRASAGRI likiwa limeanza,shirika rimesha ajiri zaidi ya wafanyakazi mia tatu ,limekuja pia kuunga mkono maendeleo ya inchi kwa kulip kodi na ushur

Hapa tuko ITRASAGRI kwa maana ya ITRACOM SEEDS AND AGRICULTURE ni center moja katika center za ITRACOM HOLDING ,hapa tuko Muruta sehemu tuko tunazalisha mbegu zisizozakawaida za awali kwenye zao la viazi,mbegu tunazozipata toka tasisi ya ISABU ili kama munavyofahamu tuweze kupata mbegu za kutosha ili tuendane na kaulimbiu ya Muheshimiwa Rais iwa inchi yetu nzuri Meja Jenerali Evariste Ndayishimiye kila mdomo upate chakula na mfuko wa kila raia upate pesa : Raia waliitikia kaulimbiu hiyo . Hapa ni vyema raia wakapate mbegu bora na wazitumie wakiwa wameweka ile mbolea nzuri ya FOMI ili mavuno yakaongezeke ;ndio maana tukichkulia mfano mzuri wa kaulimbiu ya inchi ilioendelea mnamwo mwaka 2040 na inchi tajiri mwaka 2060. Kwenye shirika la ITRASAGRI tulifurahishwa na kaulimbiu hii na kuiitikia kwa haraka na tunabahati kuwa Muheshimiwa waziri wa kilimo,mifugo na mazingira alitoa wito kwa wawekezaji ili wavunje hofu na waweze kuwekeza kwenye hii sekta ya utafiti na hapa tuliitikia wito huo ii hivi ambavyo tunavifanya viwe kiukweli msingi wa ile kaulimbiu ya kuwa inchi tajiri,inchi yenye kujitoshereza kwa chakula ,inchi yenye raia wanaofurahia kuijenga inchi yao .Huu ndio wito tuliowuitikia na tukaja kureta mchango wetu hapa kwenye majumba ya kuzalisha mbegu bora kunafanyika utafiti kama vile unavyofanyika ISABU na tulikuja kusapoti ISABU kwa hili swala la utafiti tukiitikia wito wa Me raisi kwa wawekezaji wenye uwezo kuja kuwekeza kwenye sekta ya utafiti. Muonapo viazi vikiwa kwenye stedi hii siyo kazi rahisi ni kama vile unavyolea mtoto hadi utu wake mzima . Hivi viazi munavyoona tulivileta vikiwa na sizi ndogo ilio chini ya minyoo lakini kama mulivyoshuhudia kwanza inabidi mtu we na bidii  ya ufuatiliaji,awe na uwezo awe pia na utalaam ;vinahitaji usafi wa hali ya juu ili maeneo ya uzalishaji wa mbegu tuyalinde  magonjwa na tunapoambatanisha hayoyote tunakua tuko kwenye hatua nzuri

Sio kwamba tunataka kuzalisha mbegu na kuzisambaza kwa raia tu tunahitaji kua na huu utalaam wa kufanya kilimo cha kisasa,kutengeneza carves ngazi maeneo yenye mitremuko ili tuishikilie rutuba hili linalohusu kuweka kwa usahihi mbolea ya FOMI,hili linalohusu kumagilia mashamba wakati wa kiangazi na tutaweza kutumia mashini za kilimo na tunahitaji kuwa mfano na kuchkuwa mstari wa mbele ili raia waweze kuja kujifunza hivyo mavuno yaendelee kuongezeka ;jambo jigine,baada ya mavuno kuongezeka pale ambapotutakua tuko tunatumikia na yakawa mengi pia kwa raia,tunatamani kuweka utalaamu wa kuwubadili na kuwufungasha kama ilivyowito wa Muheshimiwa Raisi ili tuwetunawuuzisha na sisi tupate chakula,tupte ziada ya kuuzisha inje ili tupate fedha za kigeni

Mbolea ya FOMI,ili iwe mbolea tunayoitumia hapa ni mbolea yenye manufaa mno , moja kwa mazingila,mbolea ya FOMI ina mbolea ya kemikali ambayo imechanganywa na mbolea asilia na hapo mutaelewa kuwa wanaelekeza kutotumia sana mbolea ya kikemikali ili tuwe tunatumia mbolea ambayo hayiharibu ardhi ;pili ni kwamba hii mbolea ya FOMI inakuwa na mbolea ya samadi ambayo ndani yake  kwa sababu ya hiyo wadudu ambao wako ardhini  wataendelea kua na uhai na mumea pia kuweza kustawi ?Mbolea ya FOMI imeeneza hayo yote ambayo nimetoka kuyataja na utumiapo mbolea ya FOMI mimea kwa kukuwa kwake huvuta ile chumvichumvi ndio maana ile chumvichumvi inasambaa kwa zao husika iwe kwa viazi,kwa mahindi,iwe ni kwa mchele au kwa ngano . Ikiwa tumetumia mbolea za kikemikali pekee,tunapokula mazao inaweza ikasababisha magonjwa kama kansa. Kwa hivyo sasa mtaelewa ya kua mbolea ya FOMI inatunza rutuba ya ardhi,inatunza afya ya watu na kutunza pia mazingira . Ukiangalia huu mmea wa mahindi,ni mmea wa kuridhisha nawakuvutia hii inadhihirisha kwamba mmea huu ulipata chumvichumvi ya kutosha ni hio chumvchumvi ni ile mbolea ya FOMI ambayo tukotunaitumia na kingine ukiona mmea umeota kwenye sehemu ambapo ardhi inageuka kua nyeusi hii inamaanisha kua mbolea ya FOMI inachanganyika na ardhi hivyo iwezeshe ardhi kubaki bora na mimea iendelee kusitawi ; jambo jingine ni rangi ya mahindi ambalo ni la kijani hii inamaanisha kwamba tumerudi zile nyakati zazamani ambapo walikua wanakuza mahindi kwa kutumia mbolea ya samadi na wakati ule mashamba yalikua na rangi hii

kama mulivyoshuhudia hapa kwenye mashamba tunapotumikiakote kunakua na miti,hapa tunataka kua mfano mzuri wa kuambatanisha kilimo,mifugo,muliona kua sehemu ya mifereji tulipanda nyasi ya kuwalisha ng’ombe hivyo kilimo,ufugaji na mazingia vifanyike kwa pamoja ili hii ardhi ambao tulirithi toka kwa mababu zetu na sisi tupate cha kuwarithi watoto na wajukuu .

The ITRASAGRI Company uses FOMI fertilizers in seed multiplication

Here, it is in BURUNDI, the heart of Africa, in Kayanza province, where a company Itracom Seeds and Agriculture ITRASAGRI in acronym is carrying out its agronomic research. It is a company manufacturing, production and multiplying selected seeds in Burundi, and in the countries where the organo mineral fertilizer company FOMI established its production industries five years ago.
To fight against malnutrition, famine and poverty, to achieve sustainable development moving towards the vision of an emerging country in 2040 and developed in 2060, agriculture comes first to be the foundation of this vision.

For agriculture to contribute to the achievement of this vision, it must be a modern one։ the preparation of a growing land, a good application of fertilizer of quality, selected seeds as well as the divine blessing.
Here, we are in Muruta commune of Kayanza province, where agronomic research is carried out on the production and multiplication of selected potato seeds .
The General Director of ITRASAGRI Deo Guide Rurema Ph D, with his collaborators, these of the FOMI Company and journalists made a visit to the ground to see the progress after five months of the birth of the company. He tells us the merits of the birth of the society and its missions.

Seed propagation is not an easy thing. It requires regular monitoring, step by step, of the development of its seeds. For example, with potatoes, the work begins in GREEN HOUSES, continues in the seed fields, until distributing to farmers.

The potatoes seeds produced there in green houses are planted in these fields that you see.
The ITRASAGRI company is also carrying out its seed multiplication research in the Gahombo Commune of KAYANZA Province on the cultivation of corn and potatoes. These are good fields, well laid out, well maintained, on sloping soil on which agriculture seems not to be possible, but the General Director of ITRASAGRI tells us about the techniques that they used to have such good fields .

The use of organo mineral fertilizers from the FOMI Company is a good choice, whether on plants or on the hearth. At ITRASAGRI Company they tried it and they succeeded, Dr Deo Guide Rurema testifies.

In its research, ITRASAGRI has not forgotten to associate agriculture with livestock breeding and the environment. In these fields, we find agro forest trees on the one hand and livestock farming on the other hand.
Just five months after its birth, ITRASAGRI has hired more than 300employees and comes to contribute to the country’s economy through the payment of taxes

ITRASAGRI Utilise les engrais FOMI

C’est au Burundi, au cœur de l’Afrique, en province Kayanza, où une société Itracom seed and Agriculture ITRASAGRI en sigle est en train de faire des recherches agronomiques. C’est une société pour la promotion du secteur de multiplication des semences sélectionnées et production agricole au Burundi et dans les pays où la société fertilisants organo minéraux industries FOMI a installé ses usines de fabrication des engrais organo-minéraux.

Pour lutter contre la malnutrition, la famine et la pauvreté, pour arriver à la vision d’un pays émergent en 2040 et un pays développé en 2060, l’agriculture vient en premier lieu pour être le pilier de cette vision.

Afin que l’agriculture contribue à l’aboutissement de cette vision, elle doit être une agriculture moderne : l’aménagement du terrain cultivable, une bonne application des Fertilisants de qualité, des semences sélectionnées ainsi que la bénédiction de Dieu.

Nous sommes en commune Muruta de la province Kayanza où se font les recherches agronomiques de production et multiplication des semences sélectionnées des pommes de terre.

Le Directeur Général de l’ITRASAGRI Dr Déo Guide RUREMA, en compagnie de de ses collaborateurs, ceux de la société FOMI et les journalistes a effectué une descente sur terrain pour constater l’état d’avancement, après les cinq mois seulement de la naissance de la société ITRASAGRI.

Il nous dit d’abord le bienfondé de la naissance de la société et ses missions.

La multiplication des semences sélectionnées n’est pas une chose facile. C’est tout un processus. un suivi régulier dès la production, par exemple chez les pommes de terre, le travail commence dans les maisons appropriées appelées SERRES, continue dans les champs de semences, jusqu’à la distribution aux agriculteurs.

Les semences de pommes de terre produits et multipliées là-bas dans les SERRES sont plantées ici dans ces champs que vous voyez.

La société ITRASAGRI est en train de faire aussi ses recherches de multiplication des semences dans la commune Gahombo de la province Kayanza sur les cultures de pommes de terre et de maïs. Ce sont de baux champs, bien aménagés, bien entretenus, sur des sols à pentes on dirait que l’agriculture n’est pas possible, mais le Directeur Général de l’ITRASAGRI nous parle des techniques qu’on a utilisé pour avoir de tels baux champs.

L’utilisation des fertilisants organo-minéraux de la société FOMI est un bon choix, que ça soit sur les plantes ou sur la santé. A l’ITRASAGRI on l’a essayé et on a réussi. Dr Déo Guide RUREMA le témoigne.

Dans ses recherches, l’ITRASAGRI n’a pas oublié d’associer l’agriculture à l’élevage et l’environnement. Dans ces champs, on y trouve des arbres agro-forestiers d’une part et l’élevage de l’autre part.

Cinq mois seulement après sa naissance, l’ITRASAGRI a embauché plus de 300 employés et vient pour contribuer à l’économie du pays à travers le payement des taxes.

VISIT OF EWAN WHEELER TO THE FOMI COMPANY

The company Fertilisants Organo Minerals Industries FOMI received on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 EWAN WHEELER, representative of a company called ACRE AFRICA, an insurance company in the agricultural sector based in Kenya. In his welcome speech, the Director General of FOMI Simon Ntirampeba presented the company and its works. As the General Manager said, FOMI is reaching a satisfactory stage in the production of fertilizers in sufficient quantities and distributing them to farmers at the appropriate time. The FOMI Company contributes to the development of the country because it supports the agricultural sector which is the basis of the country’s development.

As he continued to say, fertilizers are the key to life all over the world because reports show that the whole world uses more than 200,000,000 tons of fertilizers per year, and Burundi is not an island to be exempted from this need for fertilizer use.

“In the past five years alone, since the birth of the FOMI Company, agricultural production has increased by more than 45% thanks to FOMI fertilizers”, he added.

“FOMI’s fertilizers are made from organic fertilizers and chemical fertilizers, with the aim of respecting the environment. The company continues to work to satisfy all farmers, and it is in the process of expanding its technology to other countries in the region such as Tanzania”, he said.

“However, while there is no shortage of challenges, the company works well with the government to find solutions”,he added.

The General Director of the FOMI Company also told him about the life of the company’s employees at the service. As he said, the company employs more than 3000 employees who are well paid, insured, fed and moved in the company buses to places of service, and the majority of them have employment contracts.

EWAN WHEELER, on behalf of ACRE AFRICA said that he appreciated positively the way he was welcomed and the step taken by the company in the manufacture of organo-mineral fertilizers. He said that the insurance company ACRE AFRICA that he represents is currently working in quite a few African countries such as Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Nigeria.

He said that in agreement with governments, the Society works with farmers’ associations and seed multipliers who wish to do so, to insure them at the time of disasters due to climate change.

” I visited ITRACOM HOLDING and its subsidiaries,he said, to see how to work together in this insurance sector, so it is an opportune time to work together with this flagship company of organo-mineral fertilizers, which is FOMI”.

It should be noted that before leaving, the visitor signed in the guest book.

FOMI produces fertilizers adapted to our soils and our food crops

FOMI produces fertilizers adapted to our soils and our food crops (Maize, Beans, Potato, Rice, Sweet Potato, Cassava, etc.) and cash crops. These fertilizers include bottom fertilizers such as FOMI IMBURA, cover fertilizers such as FOMI BAGARA and FOMI TOTAHAZA. They are made up of primary, secondary and micro-nutriments These are fertilizers that allow sustainable production given that they are agroecological fertilizers by nature due to some of their components (organic matter, rock phosphate, etc.) FOMI continues to increase its production capacity in terms of volume and adaptation to customer requirements through the diversification of its products, especially fertilizers specific to cash crops: FOMI KIGAZI for oil palm, FOMI CAYI SAGARARA for tea and others such as organo-mineral fertilizers for sugar cane and coffee.

Participation de la Société FOMI à la Table Ronde, édition 2024 pour la mobilisation des financements pour la mise en œuvre de la vision: “BURUNDI, PAYS EMERGENT EN 2040 ET PAYS DEVELOPPE EN 2060″

CONTEXTE ET JUSTIFICATION DE LA TABLE RONDE

En novembre 2021, le Gouvernement du Burundi a organisé un Forum National sur le Développement qui rassemblait, entre autres, les représentants de l’administration publique, du secteur privé, des universités, des partenaires bilatéraux et multilatéraux locaux, la diaspora et les organisations de la société civile. Dans la foulée, une mini-table ronde avec ces mêmes partenaires auxquels se sont ajoutés les Organisations non gouvernementales étrangères œuvrant au Burundi a été organisée en décembre de la même année. S’inspirant des conclusions issues de ces deux événements, le Gouvernement a conçu et adopté le document de la Vision “Burundi, pays émergent en 2040 et pays développé en 2060”. Celle-ci a pour finalité de faire du Burundi une nation prospère grâce à une augmentation soutenue de la production des biens et services, et des changements structurels conduisant à l’amélioration de l’espérance de vie, à la satisfaction des besoins fondamentaux, ainsi qu’à la réduction des inégalités, du chômage et de la pauvreté dans toutes ses dimensions.La Vision Burundi pays émergent en 2040 et développé en 2060 ayant été adoptée, le Gouvernement a ensuite entamé la révision du Plan National de Développement 2018-2027 pour l’aligner aux orientations de la Vision afin d’en faire une véritable Stratégie Nationale de Transformation afin qu’il serve comme la première phase programmatique de mise en œuvre de la Vision à travers son Programme d’Actions Prioritaires 2023-2027 (PAP).Le montant global du PND révisé est de 85 704,8 milliards de BIF (soit 29,9 milliards USD) qui sera financé par le Gouvernement du Burundi, les Partenaires au Développement et le secteur privé. Pour combler le déficit de financement et réunir les conditions pour la réalisation de sa vision, le Burundi compte organiser du 5 au 6 décembre 2024, une table ronde de mobilisation des ressources

Ces activités se déroulent en dates du 05-06 décembre 2024 dans les enceintes de l’Assemblée Nationale du Burundi, dans la salle AGATEKA Hall et ont été ouvertes par son Excellence le Président de la République du Burundi Général Major Evariste NDAYISHIMIYE

Objectif global de la table Ronde:

L’objectif général de la table ronde est de partager la Vision du Gouvernement en matière de développement socio-économique du Burundi ainsi que les réformes envisagées et en cours, afin de mobiliser toutes les parties prenantes et les ressources financières nécessaires à la mise en œuvre de cette Vision.

Objectif spécifiques de la table ronde

Plus spécifiquement, l’organisation de la Table Ronde vise à :

1) Partager les grandes orientations de la Vision Burundi Pays émergent en 2040 et Pays développé en 2060 ;

2) Présenter le PND (2018-2027)Révisé, son Plan d’Actions Prioritaires, ainsi que les ressources financières nécessaires à sa mise en œuvre

3) Communiquer aux partenaires les reformes importantes en cours et à venir visant à renforcer la croissance économique, la gestion des finances publiques et le développement du capital humain.

4) Favoriser la manifestation d’engagements, notamment par l’annonce et la confirmation désinventions de financement par les différents partenaires.

5) Renforcer les partenariats entre le Gouvernement, les Partenaires au développement, le secteur privé et la société civile;

La Société FOMI a été représenté par le Directeur de la Recherche et Innovation Dr Siridi BIZIMANA(PhD)

C’est pas uniquement la FOMI qui a participé à cette noble activité, même les autres filiales frères de FOMI( de l’écosystème ITRACOM HOLDING ont été représentées

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Dans le débat des investisseur privé dont fait partie la Société FOMI, animé par Mme Marie Chantal NIJIMBERE, Ministre du Commerce, du Transport de l’Industrie et du Tourisme, celle-ci leur a rappelé que tous les investisseurs doivent suivre la ligne ou /et les objectifs que le gouvernement du Burundi s’est fixé pour bien avancer vers le Burundi émergent. Le directeur de la Recherche à la Société FOMI Dr Siridie BIZIMANA

a présenté en résumé des projets qui sont déjà en cours au niveau de la FOMI surtout celui de l’extension des usines de production des engrais organo- minéraux ce qui constitue un paramètre de grande contribution pour booster la production agricole au Burundi et par conséquent aboutir à la vision du pays avant même 2040.

Signalons que la deuxième journée a été marquée par différents panels qui ont été clôturés par les engagements des investisseurs privés qui ont présenté leur projet et les budget y relatifs.

Avant de clôturer, le Président de la République SE Evariste NDAYISHIMIYE son Discours dans lequel il a remercié le Dieu Tout puissant qui a facilité cette noble activité “Table Ronde”, table Ronde ou on a échangé sur des sujets en rapport avec la croissance économique visa à arriver à notre pays émergent en 2040 et développé en 2060. il a également présenté ses remerciements à l’endroit de tout en chacun qui a participé à la table Ronde et a aussi présenté des remercîments exceptionnels au Général Olusegun Obasanjo Ex Président du Nigeria qui a rehaussé de sa présence cette activité.

Il a rappelé que la mobilisation des fonds pour bien aboutir à l’objectif fixé n’est pas question de chiffre mais question d’un bon engagement et un bon cœur des investisseurs public privés. Il a exhorté les participants d’avancer vers la mise en œuvre des engagements pris et il a souhaité un bon retour à tout en chacun. Il a signalé qu’avec cet engagement renouvelé, le Burundi confirme sa position comme un acteur clé de la coopération régionale et mondiale, tout en restant fidèle à son objectif de faire de l’Agenda 2040-2060 une réalité tangible pour le bien-être de ses citoyens.
La table Ronde est terminé à 15h00 le 06 12 2024 par une prière et l’hymne national BURUNDI BWACU BURUNDI BUHIRE

Vive la FOMI, vive le Burundi