[3] In 1986 Burundi began the structural adjustment policies advocated by the World Bank and IMF, under which privatization of the coffee sector was given a high priority.
[1] In 1990 the International Development Association provided US$28 million to reform the coffee industry in Burundi.
OCIBU would divest its production facilities and become the Office du Cafe, purely involved in regulation.
[3] Until 2009 OCIBU had a monopoly in organizing the coffee market, regulating quality and arranging for technical assistance.
[6] The Twitezimbere microfinance fund was involved in the coffee sector, lending to farmers when they delivered cherries to the washing stations, and receiving payments later from the SOGESTALs when they in turn were paid by OCIBU.
[8] The first 13 washing stations owned by the government of Burundi were sold to Webcor, a private investor, in 2009.