08nf-5213 - A Farmer-driven approach for improved coffee quality and increased value share
Nucafe will continue to work with some 20 Associations, representing about 7000 farmers and their families. But Nucafe is also increasing its activity range through other funding in this project (mainly from DANIDA and CAFNET) Activities focus on capacity building of the farmers at Association and group level through implementation of the farmer ownership model, market linkage to exporters, improvement of quality and quantity of the coffee produced, provision of disease resistant planting material, information dissemination, linking to credit institutions and input suppliers. There is also an extensive gender program empowering women as active participants in decision making processes and Nucafe governance structures. Important is also the intensified Lobby and Advocacy program, mainly focusing on necessary adjustments in the National legal framework.