OpenAID - AICS - XM-DAC-6-4-012590-07-9

LOD data

e Right coffee: Development of sustainable, inclusive and innovative coffee value chain

Kenya

Status

Implementation

Aid type

Project-type interventions

Kenya

Location

€ 2,152,245
Committed

€ 1,291,347
Used

Description

The initiative takes place within SDG 2 and aims at promoting a sustainable model for agriculture in the coffee value chain in Kenya. The project objective is to increase the average income of 9460 male producers and 2720 female producers and of 4 cooperatives involved in the wet processing of the coffee. Production of coffee has always been a sector of great importance in Kenya and in 2017 was at the fifth place among the agricultural products exported with 190 million dollars, equal to 6,5% of the total value of exports in the Country. The value chain faces different challenges related to complex and interconnected factors. These challenges, together with inadequate policies, brought to a significant reduction in the quantity and quality of the coffee produced, as well as to excessive costs for the farmers which negatively impact their income. The main challenges identified are: 1) inadequate skills of the producers; 2) presence of an aggressive disease called Coffee Berry Disease (CBD) caused by a pathogenic fungus; 3) use of obsolete techniques and equipment; 4) lack of a traceability system of the produce within the value chain; 5) limited access to the market; 6) exclusion of youth and women in the production and 7) absence of a formal Kenyan coffee brand. From 2000, there has been a rapid and progressive decrease that, in the last years, brought the production at 45000 tons a year against the 120-130000 tons reached in the 90s. The partners CELIM, IPSIA, Caritas Nairobi, Dedan Kimathi University of Tecnhnology, Kenya Coffee Platform and Association of Women in Coffee Industry combined their expertise to develop a project strategy that promotes a sustainable, inclusive and innovative supply chain model to address the challenges mentioned above. Particularly, the project proposes an holistic intervention on three different levels: R.1: the coffee local producers increase the efficiency, sustainability and quality of the production by enhancing their technical skills on the cultivation of the plants and soil fertility (A.1.1); by adopting climate smart production methods to control diseases (pest management), to increase productivity and to enhance the quality of coffee plants (A.1.2) and by developing eco-friendly practices in order to improve the quality of coffee berries, such as beekeeping (A.1.3). R.2: local cooperatives, involved in the wet processing, introduce good practices of governance and reduce their environmental impact by adopting modern and environmentally friendly techniques (A.2.1); by strengthening the management skills of the board of directors (A.2.2) and by introducing good practices for the traceability of the product (A.2.3). R.3: The cooperatives improve their ability to take advantage of the opportunities offered by the local market through the promotion of local consumption and the diversification of the products of the value chain, by creating new products from the organic waste of the wet process (A.3.1), through the capacity building of youth and women in the sectors of selection and transformation of the coffee (A.3.2), through the start-up of small roasting centres at cooperative level (A.3.3) and through the creation of local coffee brands for the enhancement of cupping profile (A.3.4) The methodology proposed by the project “Right coffee: development of a sustainable, inclusive and innovative coffee value chain” will have a mid and long-term impact by increasing producers’ income by 51% and cooperatives’ income by 20%, and by contributing to increase the land dedicated to sustainable agriculture in Embu and Kiambu by 35% read more close

Year	Committed	Used
2022	€ 2,152,245	€ 1,291,347

Agency

Type	Name	Channel code
Government	AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development	11000

Channel reported

Type	Name	Channel code
National NGO	CENTRO LAICI ITALIANI PER LE MISSIONI ONG/ON	22000

Project data

IATI IdentifierXM-DAC-6-4-012590-07-9
AID012590/07/9
CRS Activity identifier2022000315
Planned start 2022/07/01
Planned End 2025/06/30
Actual start 2022/10/06
Actual end -
Bi/Multilateral Bilateral
Status Implementation
Tied status Tied

Sectors

Policy markers

Gender Equality significant objective
Disaster Risk Reduction(DRR) not targeted
Disability not targeted
Nutrition not targeted
Aid to Environment principal objective
Participatory Development/Good Governance not targeted
Trade Development not targeted
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity principal objective
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Mitigation principal objective
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Framework Convention on Climate Change - Adaptation principal objective
Aid Targeting the Objectives of the Convention to Combat Desertification not targeted
Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) not targeted

SDGs

2.3 - By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment
2.4 - By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality
4.4 - By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship
6.3 - By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally