TRADE LEGACY BURUNDI

Company Overview

Trade Legacy is a Burundian agribusiness company connecting smallholder farmers to better markets, offering hands-on training, and building sustainable food systems. We turn small farms into stronger, profitable businesses.

Inspired by the need to better include rural small-scale farmers in development efforts, Bokim made the decision to become a farmer himself and establish a platform that supports, trains, and connects this vital segment of the population to market opportunities and sustainable livelihoods. Our goal is simple but powerful: build a farming ecosystem that works for farmers, with farmers.

Core Activities

• We manage a 16-hectare farm in Buhiga Province, using regenerative agriculture methods to protect the environment and increase yields.
• 4 hectares of our land are dedicated to training programs. We’ve empowered 1,000+ smallholder farmers to adopt climate-smart techniques that restore degraded land and increase income.
• We are developing a cold storage and post-harvest handling facility to reduce losses and give farmers better control over when and how they market their produce.
• A regional hub is underway to facilitate trade integration, market access, and logistics support for farming cooperatives and agribusinesses across East Africa.
• We are piloting a youth-focused agriculture model in Buhiga Zone, which will serve as a national framework for engaging young people—who represent over 60% of Burundi’s population—in the future of farming.

Our Impact

Our Partners

• ActionAid Burundi
• USAID
• Government of Burundi (Buhiga Administration)