DISSEMINATION OF THE 4C ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO REACH OUT TO MORE COFFEE PRODUCERS IN AFRICA

TRANSLATION OF THE 4C VERIFICATION GUIDE COFFEE EDUCATION AND PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION IN AFRICA

  • Project Budget: € 10,000

  • Beneficiaries: Coffee Farming Communities

  • Partners: 3

PURPOSE

  • Setting and maintaining the 4C baseline standard (4C verification Code of Conduct); this Code of conduct is the key tool of the 4C association to help producers take their first steps in the implementation of economic, social and environmental sustainability practices;
  • Setting the rules of the 4C verification system and checking them;
  • Promoting sustainability standards and initiatives in the market - creating value for verified/certified sustainable coffee;
  • Make the Guide available in French, Kiswahili and Amharic in order to reach more coffee farmers;
  • This verification program requires teamwork between the coffee farmers.

This project was possible thanks to the support of 4C, the local communities & authorities and the EFICO Foundation and ran from March 2012 to October 2013.

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