The project builds upon the achievements, capacity and organizational structures which have been built during the initial phase of the project (2015-2017). With the aim to create sustainable impact and structures, the project will focus on the strengthening and capacity building of a group of 7 farmer organizations which have the potential to further develop and grow. As strong, business oriented and performing organizations they will provide key services to their members and serve as examples for replication.

The project focuses in first place to the professionalization of smallholder coffee farmers, improvements on productivity and quality of coffee, establishment and strengthening of farmer organizations as service providers and improved access to markets

• Through targeted training and coaching, coffee cooperatives will be empowered to take the lead in improving coffee marketing and agronomy thus serving an expanding amount of farmer groups
• In partnership with local government extension services, support the activities of first-tier farmer groups and farmer-to-farmer extension
• This will enable to diffuse innovations and services to 5,000 coffee smallholders in the target area

• Sustainability of land
• Prosperity of farmers

• Gender and Youth Inclusivity
• Farm maganement
• Yield improvement

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