Under German Colonial rule, Tanganyika was a place where ambitious gentlemen adventurers could try their fortunes in a new and wild expanse. In 1899 a German settler founded Burka Coffee Estates, and planted the first Coffee tree in what is now Arusha’s largest coffee plantation. By 1918, the Estates were part of the British protectorate. When Captain J. A. Hewer »Continued...
1961 to 1990
After years of repressive tribal policies and indirect German and British rule, Tanzania shed its Colonial heritage and became independent in 1961 under the leadership of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU). Julius Kambaraga Nyerere adopted a politically fragile country, plagued by corruption, unemployment and lack of adequate health and educational structures. His Arusha Declaration »Continued...
1991 to 2008
Twenty-five years after independence, Burka regained much of the property and farm rights it had lost under socialist rule. The new Board of Directors includes active conservationists, who focus on the preservation as well as cultivation of the estate. In 2005, Burka has gained an export quality certification, opening a whole new direct export segment to the production process, and »Continued...
