ECOM SMS (SMS) operates as a marketing agent in the Kenya coffee value chain working with nearly 46,000 smallholder farmers spread across 48 Famer cooperative Societies (FCS). Due to the…
Kenaycof, an coffee export dealer in Kenya, and it’s sister concern Sucastainability, a coffee marketing agent, work with over 60,000 smallholder farmers in the Kenyan coffee value chain to secure…
Mountain Harvest (MH), a coffee trader and exporter, aims to improve the livelihoods of the 800 farmers it sources from across six districts on the slopes of Mount Elgon in…
The Vietnam Coffee Landscapes program combines two key aspects of IDH’s work: Sector commitments and sustainable sourcing with sustainable coffee production and income improvement for farmers through SourceUp and the…
The Coffee Farmer Income Resilience Program (CFIRP) is being implemented in Kenya and Uganda, with the aim of improving coffee farmer income resilience through integration of regenerative agriculture and blended…
Busting myths to reveal the reality around living incomes
For many farmers around the world, hard work does not necessarily result in a decent income. Volatile prices, the effects of climate change, rising production costs – all eat into…
Since 2006, Coffee Management Services Ltd (CMS) operates as a marketing agent in the Kenyan coffee value chain for +200,000 smallholder farmers. Due to the competitiveness, CMS’s main objective is…
6 ways digital tech can aid the transition to regenerative agriculture
Soil degradation is a growing threat to agricultural productivity, smallholder farmer incomes, and global food security. Varied estimates suggest that 20-40% of the Earth’s land area is either degraded or…
We often under-estimate the power of in-person meetings to make things happen. After two years of pandemic precautions and virtual meetings, I had the opportunity for in-person engagement with stakeholders…