STRENGTHENING OF TWO SMALLHOLDER COFFEE COOPERATIVES BEYOND THEIR BREAK-EVEN

EMPOWERMENT OF SMALLHOLDER COFFEE FARMERS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

  • Project Budget: € 75,000

  • Beneficiaries: 700 direct beneficiaries

  • Partners: 4

PURPOSE

  • Ensuring a viable income for smallholder coffee growers
  • Providing smallholder coffee growers with the economic power to claim substantial improvements to the coffee business climate from the Congolese state
  • Let CPNCK and Kawa Maber become successful self-sustaining cooperative enterprises
  • Increase the volume of top quality coffees beyond five export lots per year by co-investing in seven additional micro-washing stations
  • Equip micro-washing stations with a simple solar energy kit to provide light for late night work at the peak of the season
  • Help micro-washing stations obtain both the FairTrade & Organic certifications

This project was possible thanks to the support of Rikolto, Kawa Maber, CPNCK and the EFICO Foundation and ran from January 2018 to December 2020.
Follow-up is in place.

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