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Terms of Inheritance

My grandfather started one of the first coffee farms in Burundi. Will climate change leave any trees for my grandson?
Two women walking on a dirt road in Kayanza, Burundi. The hills of Kayanza, Burundi. Photo by Yvan Pavlov

Gira iyo uva n’iyo uja, they say where I grew up — a blessing bestowed often by our parents and grandparents, our uncles and aunts and cousins, even our friends. May you have roots and leave a name.

My grandfather started growing some of the first coffee trees in Burundi in

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