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10 SPECIAL REPORTS 10 | Developing the Arabica Coffee Value Chain in Uganda: The Global and African Perspective. 12 | The African Coffee Renaissance. 16 | Statement of the Secretary General of the Inter-African Coffee Organisation (IACO). AFCA AWARDS 26 Henry Ngabirano receives Life Time 18 AFCA & MEMBER NEWS Achievement Award 18 | DR Congo Coffee:: A New Look. 22 | Supporting Farmers To Combat Climate Change. 24 | 14th FCC&A Delegate Testimonials. 26 | Members’ Profiles. 30 | Gender Justice in the Coffee Sector. 31 | Appreciation. (14th AFCC&E Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 3rd-5th February 2016). 32 | 14th FCC&A in Pictures. 35 | About Ethiopia. 36 | Outcomes/Feedback from the 14th AFCC & E Survey.

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African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 1 5 A WORD FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Tanzania, Dar es Salaam was the host country for the 14th African Fine Coffee Conference and Exhibition (AFCC&E), and the Theme “Research & Innovation”. The event was held from Wednesday 3rd to Friday 5th February 2016 at the Landmark Hotel – Conference and Exhibition Centre, Mbezi under the theme “Research and Innovation”. The coastal city played host to over 800 delegates per day and attracted African Coffee Enthusiasts from all over the world.

On behalf of the AFCA Board of Directors, I would like to express my gratitude to the Tanzanian Host Country Conference Committee members such James Dargan, Primus Kimaryo and Amir Hamza.

Special appreciation goes out to Fred Kawuma, IACO Executive Director, Tim Schilling, Executive Director at the World Coffee Research and Guest of Honour who all called for strong focus on Research and Innovation as the future of Africa’s Coffee Industry.

Tanzania offered a unique conference and exhibition experience with all events held under one room. The conference sessions provided for insightful discussions while the exhibition and business lounge provided for a fantastic and open networking area. The afternoon activities coupled with the amazing Mbezi beach provided for a unique coastal feeling while the evening social events offered the guests an amazing way to wind down the day. The conference also facilitated and allowed business to flow through the Business to Business Meetings and a highly vibrant exhibition Area.

The publication will This publication highlights five presentations that stood out this year: 1. The African Coffee Renaissance for the first time 2. Developing the Arabica Value Chain in Uganda also share with 3. Supporting Farmers by Combating Climate Change 4. DR Congo Coffee: A New Look delegates testimonials, 5. Statement of the Secretary General of the Inter-African Coffee Organization useful conference (IACO) statics, delegate The publication will for the first time also share with delegates testimonials, useful conference statics, delegate engagement on social media, sponsorship engagement on social appreciations, a word from the Conference Manager, information about the next media, sponsorship conference host Ethiopia and pictorials from the 14th AFCC & E.

appreciations, a word Lastly, I invite you all to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the 15th African Fine Coffees from the Conference Conference & Exhibition that will be held from 15th to 17th February, 2017. The Manager, information Entire Ethiopian Chapter invites you for another beautiful conference. about the next We hope to see you there! conference host Kamau Samuel Ethiopia and pictorials Executive Director from the 14th AFCC & E. African Fine Coffees Association

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Editors Associate Editors Advisory Board Publisher Samuel N. Kamau Doriane Kaze Abdullah Bagersh African Fine Coffees Association Martin P. Maraka Mildred Mbabazi Robert Waggwa Nsibirwa Catherine K. Hamya Cover Page Picture David Barry Chairman, Kyagalanyi Coffee Limited

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Julius Ng’ang’a is the Dr. Timothy Schilling Regional Representative Dr. Schilling is the Executive for East Africa at UTZ. He is Director of World Coffee charged with overseeing Research (WCR), a non-profit, David Barry is the Chairman implementation of UTZ collaborative research and of Kyagalanyi Coffee Ltd. activities in the region development program to David has over 30 years including certification, grow, protect and enhance experience in the coffee producer trainings, the supplies of quality world in Europe and East Mr. Kambale Kisumba networking with coffee while improving Africa. He has mainly served Kamungele was born and government, companies, the livelihoods of the as a coffee trader sourcing raised in the DR Congo producers and stakeholders families who produce it. and from a family with a long and implementing projects The program is funded exporting coffee out of history in the coffee in the coffee, tea and cocoa and driven by the global Africa. Kyagalanyi Coffee Ltd, business. He pursued sectors in the region. was one of the first registered coffee industry, guided by his B.Sc. ’96 at Purdue coffee exporters following producers, executed by University, Indiana and his Before Joining UTZ, Julius the liberalization of the coffee scientists around the M.Sc. ’01 at University Laval, worked as the General Uganda coffee industry world and managed by the Quebec. He is the Export Manager at ECOM’s group in 1992 and is focused on Norman Borlaug Institute Director of ETS. TSONGO companies Sustainable sourcing and promoting for International Agriculture KASEREKA, a family-owned Management Services some of the best coffees of the Texas A&M University and run company based Limited (SMS LTD) and from all the major coffee System. Dr. Schilling is in the town of Butembo, Highlands Coffee Company growing areas in Uganda. also a plant breeder and province of North Kivu, (HCC) in Kenya. Julius Kyagalanyi operates two agricultural development in Eastern DR Congo. was instrumental in secondary processing specialist with strong market He is involved in various pioneering sustainable factories, one in the capital orientation and experience in national and regional projects with smallholder Kampala - Namamve and agribusiness and has worked coffee initiatives aiming to coffee sector in Kenya, the other in the hub of the in agricultural research and Working with over 90,000 washed Arabica coffee region revitalize the coffee sector development in Africa, Latin in his country. He is also smallholders in certification America and Central Asia for of Mbale, and employs over 110 full time employees. the President of the DR of UTZ, Rainforest Alliance, over 30 years. Congo Cocoa & Coffee Fairtrade, Café Practices Exporters’ Association and 4C standards and Mr. Baraka Kasali originates from Beni, DRC (ASSECCAF), the DRC Climate Change modules. but was bred in Nairobi and Chicago. He Country Chapter Chairman Julius dedicated over 8 studied at Trinity International University in of the African Fine Coffee years to consultancy in Deerfield, IL and has proficiency in English, Association (AFCA), and a Coffee, working for an French and Swahili languages. He is the Senior Member of the Robusta apex cooperative in Kenya Program Officer at Eastern Congo Initiative, African Organization and also did research and which is an advocacy and grant making (ACRAM). Mr. Kamungele teaching at university level. organization based in DRC. Mr. Kasali worked has proficiency in English Julius holds a Master’s as a marketer in Chicago for four years and and French and is currently degree in Agricultural later on as an English lecturer in a University in pursuing a Master’s degree Engineering from University North Kivu for three years. He also supported in Coffee Economics and of Nairobi and Bsc in the the development of student-led initiatives, Science (Ernesto Illy) at the same field from Egerton including the development of student University of Trieste (Italy). University. government.

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8 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | January – March 2016 | Volume 5 Issue 2 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | January – March 2016 | Volume 5 Issue 2 9 So what about Uganda? Ugandan’s current recorded exports stand at about 3.5 million bags up from the adjusted export averages 1964- Developing the 2001 of 2.7 million bags. The sustained increase over the last 4 years can be attributed to better practices, replanting, better global prices and fair weather. Uganda is fortunate to have both the Arabica Coffee Value robusta and arabica crops with each species generally contributing 75% and 25% respectively to the total export number. Arabica production statistics have been fairly stable, with a split of Chain in Uganda 55:45 for natural vs washed arabica. Robusta production was severely impacted by low prices, coffee wilt and The Global and African Perspective drought in the late 90’s and early part David Barry of this century when one of the lowest robusta export numbers was recorded. Africa context Consumption in Uganda is starting Global coffee production by region to grow, albeit from a very low base,

and high end coffee shops have 180 African Robusta 35% Mio Bags mushroomed in Kampala and most African Arabica major urban centres. 160 Americans 30% 140 Asia Arabica Production in Uganda Total African Share (RHS) 25% Arabica coffee comes from four regions 120 in Uganda. The Mount Elgon Region 100 20% where increasingly differentiated washed arabicas commonly referred 80 15% to as “Bugisus” are sourced. In the

60 West of the country a wide range of 10% washed arabicas are produced in West 40 Nile, Rwenzori and to a lesser extent 5% in the South West. Natural arabicas are 20 predominantly sourced from around 0 0% Kasese. 60/61 64/65 68/69 72/73 76/77 80/81 84/85 88/89 92/93 96/97 00/01 04/05 08/09 12/13 Ugandan context offee prices, at time of writing, have eased substantially with Uganda’s Arabica coffee is produced in 4 regions the New York market dropping as low as 115 cts per pound Cand the London markets to around 65 cents per pound. All this while global demand has continued to grow by over 2% per

year and consumption standing at about 150 million bags. West Nile Okoro & Wugar

frica’s share of production has When we look at African consumption Mount Elgon Bugisu dropped from the early 1960’s the statistics are very interesting with Rwenzori Awhen it was about 25% of global about 5 million bags of coffee imported Drugar & Wugar production to today’s 10% share of by the key non-producer consuming current global output. As we already nations and perhaps another 5 or 6 Southwest know most of the world’s coffee million bags consumed in producer Wugar production comes from Asia and the countries such as Ethiopia where offtake Americas with Asia, of course, being the is impressive. The largest non-producer Compared to other producer countries, most recent rising star. consumer is Algeria with 2.2 million arabica and robusta yields in Uganda are bags, followed by Egypt and Morocco low with a country average of about 10 Growth in global robusta production is a with 675,000 bags each, and followed bags per hectare. Productivity is of key function of the Vietnamese and Brazilian by Sudan and Tunisia with 590,000 and importance and there have been and crops. Total robusta crop has doubled 345,000 bags respectively. are many initiatives aimed at bolstering in the last 20 years - without Brazilian yields. The fostering of good agricultural or Vietnamese output, it is only up 3%. On the other side of the equator, the practices and enabling the intelligent Almost all of the growth is accounted for largest consumer is South Africa where use of inputs is a tough task as by Brazil and Vietnam with a combined consumption stands at about 538,000 transferring knowledge to over 500,000 market share of about 71% of global bags. small holder farmers is, obviously, not a robusta output. simple process.

10 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | January – March 2016 | Volume 5 Issue 2 increased coffee production and quality. Kyagalanyi approach Our approach seeks to improve the provision of services which include KCL COFFEE SERVICES knowledge transfer, access to agro – inputs, processing equipment and direct payment to farmers. All of this has a Production / positive impact on farm management Productivity with more replanting, fertilizer use, postharvest handling and better control Household Prosperity of pests and diseases. = Economic sustainability During the last three years, we have PRICING INFRASTRUCTURE established over 400 demo plots and Social sustainability trained over 57,000 farmers during Farm Coffee & individual household and/or group Management Quality Environmental sustainability trainings. In 2015/16, over 30 coffee youth teams were established and 90 young people trained on GAPs and business development.

PURCHASING STRUCTURE We have, in collaboration, with Metajua developed a smart phone M&E system –We do not view low yields as a threat, the new Mbale pre-cleaning and storage to track adoption of good practices. per se, to the industry rather we feel that facilities, 6 washing stations in Mt. Elgon Results show that two thirds of member there is a huge opportunity for coffee and we recently inaugurated a new households in West Nile improved on growers to capitalise on; as robusta and washing station in Erussi, West Nile. their farm management within the first arabica yields can be doubled. year of support; fertilizer use in Mt. Elgon We also operate over 25 green houses, increased to 22% from 15%; and top The Kyagalanyi approach seeks to focus rotary driers and have provided drying producers in Mt. Elgon now produce an on four areas; services, infrastructure, racks, tarpaulins and over 100 hand average 16 bags per hectare as opposed purchasing structure and pricing which pulpers to farmer groups. to the regional average of 8 bags per in turn improve production/productivity, We manage mobile buying units in hectare. quality and farm management. All Mount Elgon / Bugisu – Mbale, West Nile of these are important as household / Okoro – Paidha, Rwenzori / Drugars – In conclusion; it can all be done! Uganda prosperity leads to economic Kasese. has the land, favourable climate, labour, sustainability which engenders an amazing opportunity to increase improved social and environmental We run arabica sustainable coffee yields, an abundance of information, sustainability. schemes in Mt. Elgon Region and West growing infrastructure and good Nile where more than 400 farmer groups demand for its coffee. Kyagalanyi benefits from its own much or 10,000 households are signed up to improved processing infrastructure. We rainforest, UTZ or 4C. The Ugandan coffee sector is in a have a new state of the art processing constant state of improvement with facility at Namanve in the new Kampala Through Kyagalanyi Coffee Services we higher export volumes of improving Industrial Business Park complementing look to improve livelihoods through quality to be expected.

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RENAISSANCETim Schilling Africa has more of an opportunity today, than at any other time, to increase production and quality resulting in significant and transformational coffee farmer profitability;

12 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | January – March 2016 | Volume 5 Issue 2 This morning, I’m going to talk about how Africa has more of an opportunity Rwanda built it’s reputation on today, than at any other time, to increase production and quality resulting QUALITY. Over 300 CWS were built in significant and transformational coffee farmer profitability; First the doom in 10 years focusing on quality and gloom of where we are today: Africa produced 20% of the world’s coffee improvement. Today, Rwanda coffee from the 70s to nineties! Today, it’s almost down to 10%! SO….What’s going farmers in FW Specialty Coffee on? Sure, prices were fixed, it was post-colonial days, etc. But come on! Why schemes are making better money is it so bad!? than most small holder coffee farmers the world over! Buyers are paying top dollar for these coffees.

Africa has the lowest yields on the planet After 10 years of working in a more professional way, you can see Vietnam 2499 the differences right down to the 1421 villages. Tin roofs are shining. There Guatemala 1009 900 are flowers all over, shops, banks. India 846 There’s a future. Coffee has become 563 a profession in Rwanda. Young Ethiopia 519 people are attracted to it. 412 Burundi 281 The East African Coffee Initiative 220 executed by TECHNOSERVE reports Tanzania 216 a 48% average yield increase 185 with16,000 farmers through simple DRC Congo 101 interventions in Good Agricultural 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 Practices, GAP. Better pruning, fertilizer, mulching, etc. And What’s going on is that Africa has Coffee farming is not profitable in Africa become the home of lowest coffee yields on the planet. Coffee farming is not profitable in Africa And that translates to FARMERS NOT 0.25 making money. Coffee farming is $0.85/kg x 500 kg/ha x = $106/year NOT PROFITABLE! And when farmers parchment average yield Average farm size can’t make money on a crop they 0.25 don’t eat, either they leave it for $0.85/kg x 500 kg/ha x = $106/year other crops, or continue to harvest parchment average yield Average what they can for a little cash, but farm size without putting anything in it. That But all is NOT doom and gloom. connections to markets increases action depletes soil resources and If you look around right now in that figure dramatically. continues the steady decline we saw Africa, you can see that in the last in the earlier slide. 10 years this is starting to change. Let’s face it, 50% more coffee means Thanks to projects financed by 50% more money. And that’s why A Look at today’s farm gate prices GATES Foundation, USAID, EU, these schemes are working. shows exactly that. Coffee Farming Falcon/RTC, ECOM and OLAM and There’s no question that those type is not profitable in Africa. It’s many others….some farmers have interventions and their results are not a secret, ask a farmer. 500kg/ indeed increased their incomes and right-on and must be continued and parchment per year and 100$. That’s they starting to smile. scaled up. The thing I worry about not money, that’s misery. is making sure that these and other They are reaping the BENEFITS interventions are anchored with the Until African coffee farmers start coming from doing things different, best science to insure sustainability making REAL money , African doing things BETTER! Attention and growth well into the future. coffee production will continue its to GAP, improvements through Raising poor yields from 200 to 400 decline. Unfortunately, the collateral quality work and direct links to or from 300 to 600 on old trees is not damage is that Africa’s coffee farm markets are PAYING OFF. Many going to pull Africa out of its tailspin. youth want to leave that scene as of these guys are DOUBLING the At some point, the old, outdated fast as they can. average yields! coffee trees and poor soils will give out.

African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | January – March 2016 | Volume 5 Issue 2 13 A New Approach of Research & of the fundamentals from which we for! WCR is piloting this type Development can grow. Certification service in Central It’s not really the science per se, America and it needs to be it’s more about the approach. A coffee plant is a big deal. It’s a incorporated here in Renovation The science is there. It’s in books, farmer investment for 20-40 years. and Rehabilitation schemes. When papers, laboratories and reports How does the farmer know what a farmer buys a seedling from a but the action needs to be closer variety is BEST? Verified nursery, they can be sure to farmer if it is going to deliver on it’s promise of more and better coffee. We must innovate new and better approaches where R&D is Coffee catalog working WITH and FOR the farmer. An approach that provides the fundamentals right from the get-go. An approach that it is business- driven and laser focused on farmer profitability. A coffee plant is a What is the Renaissance? The 20-40 year FARMER has TWO ASSETS, the investment coffee plant and the soil it grows in. The plants are all old, and worn out, most are susceptible to RUST and CBD and its going to get worse with increased temperatures and other effects of climate change. The FUNDAMENTALS must be Most crops have SEED CATALOGS that it is really the variety they want REBORN, that’s the Renaissance. The with all the information a farmer and that the seedling itself is healthy old outdated varieties that most needs to make the right decision and will produce a strong tree. farmers grow today are not going on which variety to plant. This is Finally, we can’t just rely on today’s to provide the future of tomorrow. something completely missing improved varieties. There has to be You can’t squeeze blood from a in the coffee sector. It’s basic to a PIPELINE of new varieties being turnip! Better varieties and soils professional farming. A farmer is created and tested to insure the must be the base from which we buying a new seedling that will last farmer’s future in the face of NEW grow. We can’t tolerate a Central 20-40 years. It better be the right disease and insect problems that American Rust or CBD Crisis in one! will inevitably be showing up as AFRICA. Climate Change accelerates their This is something we’re working on propagation. This is the kind of The good news is that there are right now. Already, we are releasing thing the coffee industry needs to improved varieties. They do exist. the first VARIETY CATALOG for be assured of before investing it’s They do possess the characteristics Central America in a few months. future in your farm. that can underpin a veritable coffee Through AFCA and African partner renaissance! research institutions we plan to do Using new DNA techniques and the the same this year in Africa. comprehensive genetic analyses What are those characteristics: Now once the farmer knows WHAT that WCR has done with the -Rust and CBD resistance – High variety should be planted and Arabica species, WCR is launching cup quality – higher yields with low WHERE to get it, how can they be a breeding support program to inputs & phenomenal yields with the sure that the seedling they buy is African programs to insure ACCESS right inputs – actually that one they wanted? The to the best and most powerful variety name is not written on the parental materials available for their The bad news, is that there is VERY leaves. They all look the same. It’s programs to keep Africa supplied little information on coffee varieties, a perfect area for a SCAM. Verifying with the best varieties over the which one is best one for your farm? Good Nursery practices, confirming long haul. Exchange of varieties Where can you get them? How do genetic purity, and respecting and genetic material is a BIG deal. you pay for them? How are you sure intellectual property rights are basics Most countries do NOT like to share. that what you get is what you pay for most crops but it’s new to coffee. THAT’s CRAZY. One country is NOT for. These are basic questions that A farmer is making an 30 year competing against another country! must be dealt with if we are serious investment! They better be sure Come on grow up! about a renaissance. They are part they get what they’re paying

14 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | January – March 2016 | Volume 5 Issue 2 Enable a Professional Coffee and better coffees! AND Africa has of coffee went down. It’s like magic. Seed Sector UNIQUE coffees only found right Finally: Professional People. People All these things, variety testing, here. So, it is happening. Slowly who know what they are doing. variety catalogs, nursery verification maybe, but it’s happening. Industry can’t work in a vacuum. In and a new variety pipeline are the order, to invest, there has to be a ingredients that a dynamic seed Working with and through AFCA, I critical mass of professionals or else sector needs to get up and running. think the industry is on the verge to things just don’t work. Just 15 years And a commercial seed sector make more substantial investments ago, that was NOT the case. Today, means a lot more than just seeds. in African Coffee. I don’t speak for it’s amazing how the vacuum has In most crops, it is the seed sector the coffee industry but I deal with filled with many of Africa’s best and that also acts as the conduit for all them everyday and what they need brightest. Again, another reason the other inputs a farmer needs. It’s is confidence that their investments why NOW is the time for ACTION. coffee specific. in African coffee are going to pay off. So all this adds up to a very bright That means they want to see a more potential future for coffee in AFRICA. Has this ever been done? A coffee professional sector. Serious farms There’s a lot of work still to do, but seed sector? NO! But it doesn’t and serious farmers, R&D, farmer from what I see, everybody seems to mean it can’t and shouldn’t be services, good management, easy be up for it! enabled right here, right now, in communications, and good business In conclusion, AFRICA. We’ve got to more out practices. of the box! If you Provide the A renaissance for African coffee basic scientific ingredients for a Today we have a special window of Coffee farming is not profitable profitable seed industry, there opportunity. WHY? Let me give a in Africa, so fewer and fewer will entrepreneurs stepping in. It’s few key facts that happen to be the are doing it, creating a vicious happening already in Africa with same things industry looks at when cycle of declining production many different crops and plants. they invest. Why not make it happen in coffee. It can become more profitable WCR was created and is funded Money: It’s all about the money, by investing in GAP and quality. by the coffee industry to increase right down to the Currency But that’s not enough— supplies and quality of coffee for exchange rate! Coffee is traded in we have to improve the the industry. Our support is coming dollars and right now the dollar is FUNDAMENTALS. directly from the roasters that are strong and most economists predict buying your coffees. SO, already that it will stay that way for a decade We can achieve this through the industry is investing through its or more. This means that producing innovative research and support of these program. Having countries are getting more development in partnership said that, those programs still need purchasing power because they with farmers, buyers, exporters, more funding to scale up. This is selling coffee in Dollars. In Rwanda, NGOs and government new. The industry is seeing the need a kilo of coffee was 600 francs last to invest in R&D. Why? Nobody year and now 700 without doing There are lots of reasons for else is! Because they need more anything! Yet, the international price industry to invest in Africa NOW.

Coffee is traded in dollars and right now the dollar is strong and most economists predict that it will stay that way for a decade or more. This means that producing countries are getting more purchasing power because they selling coffee in Dollars.

African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | January – March 2016 | Volume 5 Issue 2 15 Statement of the Secretary General of the Inter-African Coffee Organisation (IACO), Mr. Frederick S. M. KAWUMA, at the Opening Ceremony of the 14th African Fine Coffee Conference & Exhibition, 3rd February 2016, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

allocate resources towards innovative advances. It has been further noted that innovative leaders place a premium on experimentation rather than just planning (though the latter is important), and a number of coffee farmers have adopted the methodology of field trials, where important lessons are being learnt about various coffee varieties. This is an innovative approach and we t is a great pleasure for me to join you at this need more of these. ceremony when the AFCA conference comes to IDar-es Salaam for the first time. I remember the We also need to focus on the young people, and promote debates we had in the early years of AFCA when I was their innovativeness! Some organisational research part of the leadership, and we were planning to bring the conducted in Asia (Thailand) showed that there were conference to Tanzania, it was considered that the closer higher levels of enthusiasm as well as the tendency to the conference to the coffee producers the better, and embrace innovative ideas among younger employees in we have so far been to Arusha two times, and I guess this the organisations surveyed, leading to the conclusion that is the nearest we can get to Mbeya at the moment. entrepreneurial leaders needed to pay closer attention to the innovative efforts of younger people in their The theme of this year’s conference, Research and respective enterprises. This fits in well with our current Innovation, is pertinent. Every organisation that does not drive to engage the youth and encourage them to play innovate runs the risk of becoming irrelevant or missing an active role in the coffee industry in Africa. The October very good opportunities of either meeting its clients’ 2015 Forbes list of African entrepreneurs reported many needs or improving its product offer. Indeed, innovation young Africans who had come up with new innovations. in the coffee industry in Africa must be given serious The 2014 Digital Entrepreneurship Report (Kenya) attention, in order to address the critical challenges in indicated an emergence of a digital entrepreneurship our value chain. Dynamic, relevant research that tackles ecosystem, which I think could be critical to the question not just inputs, but also the whole value chain and the of our digital mapping of our African coffee producers, policy framework results is an important part of the and building a database that will provide us accurate data process, Africa’s coffee research miserably lags behind to augment our current coffee research efforts. that of other coffee producing regions of the world, and research stations in the different African countries are Currently, IACO is working in partnership with the African characteristically either understaffed or poorly resourced. Development Bank and other partners to develop Thus, new partnerships as well as innovations are needed a Facility at the Bank that will, among other things, in order to address these challenges, and we need support innovations and provide competitive grants in entrepreneurial leadership in our various organisations or promoting innovative ideas aimed at coffee value chain enterprises. transformation. A design workshop aimed at articulating this Facility is to be held in April this year. I hope this One of the key preoccupations of entrepreneurial leaders Facility will enhance the efforts of partners like AFCA to is to promote knowledge creation as well as knowledge support innovative efforts especially of our young people sharing so as to effectively stimulate creativity and in the coffee industry. innovation in their respective organisations. Innovation begins with a vision, and innovative leaders have the Thank you all; and I wish you great deliberations ability to manage science and technology and they during this conference.

16 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | January – March 2016 | Volume 5 Issue 2 LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Henry Ngabirano Photo Credit: 4C Association Uganda Coffee Development Authority DR Congo Coffee:

AKambale KisumbaNew Kamungele, Export Director, Look Ets. TSONGO KASEREKA & Baraka Kasali, Program Coordinator, Eastern Congo Initiative

n a humid Saturday morning in July, Steven Kanane hiked the slopes of the small village of Mushenyi on the shores of Lake Kivu, Democratic RepublicO of Congo (DRC). He’s made this journey to the washing station many times since 2012 as the president of the KACCO cooperative but this time it was different. He was being followed by a flood of curious children and cameramen following his every move as he explained to NBA star Bismack teven is young, cooperatives, exporter and Biyombo and international journalist Soledad charismatic and commercial farmers – eight confident. Since, years ago there were less O’Brien what convinced Starbucks Coffee to S 2012 he has grown the than 15. According to the source Congolese coffee for the first time. This cooperative to over Office National du Café was the second time that such a spectacle 1,800 members, he’s in (ONC) over 2 million Arabica took place in Mushenyi. Two months earlier, the process of building coffee trees have been he and his staff had discussed processing their second washing planted in North and South techniques to Starbucks executives. That day, station and is currently Kivu provinces and in Ituri he welcomed them by saying, “you are the managing a portfolio of province, four exporting first people to come and visit this community roughly $200,000 but his companies have opened in a really long time.” story is not unique to the their offices in the past 36 region. Today in South Kivu months. province, there are over 26

18 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | January – March 2016 | Volume 5 Issue 2 Blessed by its climate, soil, Coffee is mainly done through diversified landscape and two channels, namely: abundant hydrography, the The informal sector, made up of DRC offers favorable conditions smuggling networks whereby for the cultivation of some of smallholders sell their manually the best coffees in Africa. In de-pulped and/or dried produce the 1980’s, coffee was the most to middlemen and agents important agricultural export who in turn deliver the coffee product, and second income- parchment/dried cherries earning commodity after copper. or green coffee to buyers in An average 80,000 metric tons neighboring countries. worth over US$160 million The formal sector composed of were exported and this created roughly twenty exporters who employment for over 800,000 face significant pressure from the households in rural areas. For informal network that operates the last 25 years, national coffee outside the official taxation exports have been declining system. As a result, formal drastically, currently averaging exporters’ ability to generate 9,000 metric tons per year. In profits and reinvest them in the 2014/2015 Crop year 8,936 tons sector is significantly reduced. of green coffee (66% Arabica, 34% Robusta) were officially exported. In the last six years however, there has been a push to revitalize Coffee in the DRC is produced the coffee sector and shift mostly by small-scale farmers towards the specialty coffee who are geographically dispersed. movement. Coffee farmers Arabica is produced in the organize and receive agronomic Eastern highlands and Robusta support in good practices; wet in lowlands of the Congo Basin. and dry-milling operations are Accurate production data is hard improving to increase quality; to find due to the limited capacity stronger synergies are developing of competent services, however between producers and the it estimated that over 70% of the private sector; government is produced volume is smuggled instituting policies to improve into neighboring countries. The the competitiveness of the coffee marketing of the DR Congo sector; and research in varietal

African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | January – March 2016 | Volume 5 Issue 2 19 testing and trials for Arabica coffee taxes from over 4% to 0.25% and to reduce smuggling and increase are underway through partnership more action from the government official exports of coffee to an between World Coffee Research is still waited for to reduce the ONC estimated 16,000 tons by 2020. (WCR) and the national agricultural export tax to less than 2%. research center (INERA). By forging partnerships among Despite these huge advancements, the farmers who grow coffee, the Investment in this coffee there is still a long way to go for exporters that distribute it, the revitalization initiative is driven Steven, the farmers he represents, government who regulates it and from the private and public and other Congolese coffee the roasters who craft it, the coffee sectors. Trading companies such stakeholders. There continues sector in DRC is fast on its way to as Coffee Lac, Ets. Tsongo Kasereka to be a need for fiscal policy improving the quality of life for the and Virunga Coffee, are investing improvements to improve the farmers and families of DR Congo in small-holder relationships and competitiveness of the Congolese and claiming a position in the global processing centers. The non- coffee sector. Reduced fees would coffee market as a consistent, viable profit sector is also contributing to provide sufficient financial incentives and dynamic coffee origin. rebuilding the coffee sector led by efforts such as Café Africa, Kahawa DRC Coffee Production Sites Bora ya Kivu project funded by USAID and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, VECO supported Kawa Kavuya, and DfiD funded ELAN-RDC.

The newly created Association of coffee and cocoa exporters (ASSECCAF) is actively advocating to the government for a more competitive coffee sector and the Congolese government is responding to their needs. In September, 2015, the government put into application a tax reduction that brought down coffee export

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African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | January – March 2016 | Volume 5 Issue 2 21 THE COFFEE CLIMATETHE COFFEE CARE CLIMATE groupsCARE to carry outgroups climate to carry change out climate “The project change gives “The us manyproject gives us many PROJECT IN VIETNAMPROJECT IN VIETNAMrisk assessments andrisk assessments address the and addressbenefits,” the says Franciscobenefits,” Blandon says Francisco Blandon In 2013 UTZ initiatedIn 2013 a project UTZ initiated in aclimate project risksin in a climateparticipatory risks in a participatoryCruz, one of the Cruz,producers one of the producers Vietnam, along withVietnam, the Douwe along with themanner Douwe according manner to their according needs. tobenefitting their needs. from benefittingthe project. from “We the project. “We Egberts FoundationEgberts and Foundationthe and the don’t have to getdon’t wood have from to the get wood from the support of the Germansupport of the GermanTRANSFORMING TRANSFORMINGCOFFEE COFFEEforest for cooking;forest also, for the cooking; also, the Developmental Bank.Developmental The Coffee Bank. 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22 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | January – March 2016 | Volume 5 Issue 2 THE COFFEE CLIMATE CARE groups to carry out climate change “The project gives us many PROJECT IN VIETNAM risk assessments and address the benefits,” says Francisco Blandon In 2013 UTZ initiated a project in climate risks in a participatory Cruz, one of the producers Vietnam, along with the Douwe manner according to their needs. benefitting from the project. “We Egberts Foundation and the don’t have to get wood from the support of the German TRANSFORMING COFFEE forest for cooking; also, the Developmental Bank. The Coffee WASTEWATER INTO ENERGY IN polluted water now doesn’t go Climate Care project, as it is called, CENTRAL AMERICA directly to the small streams we aims to increase farmers’ resilience UTZ’s Energy from Coffee have in our community.” to climate variability. Wastewater project has proven that is possible to generate energy, Operational manuals and training The project supports producers to tackle climate change and protect schemes have been developed for carry out participatory assessments water resources by treating different sizes of coffee wet mills to determine their vulnerability to discharges from coffee mills. The focused on installation, running and climate change so that they can project started in 2010 with the maintenance of water recycling implement adaptation practices. goal of addressing environmental systems and bio digesters. These Subsequently producers are able to and health problems caused by materials can now be used by all train more farmers to conduct their the wastewater produced in the UTZ members. own vulnerability assessment and coffee industry. Today coffee producers have to select appropriate adaptation treat their waste water in wet practices such as the harvest of Tailor-made coffee wastewater milling as a new requirement of the shade trees, efficient water treatment systems and solid-waste UTZ standard. management practices for treatment mechanisms were irrigation and coffee facilities, and installed in eight coffee farms in UTZ is looking forward to the implementation of a system for Nicaragua, ten in Honduras and developing new climate oriented crop nutrition. one in Guatemala. The positive projects around the world within environmental and economic the framework of its strategic The effects of climate change vary impact of the project on over 5,000 partnership with the Dutch Ministry from region to region even in the people in the region has inspired of Foreign Affairs, so that same country. That is why the UTZ UTZ to replicate the initiative in sustainable farming becomes the Code of Conduct asks producer Kenya and Ethiopia. norm and not the exception.

Currently farmers are facing higher ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE plantations from higher production costs due to more THROUGH CERTIFIED PRODUCTION temperatures and prevent soil frequent pests and diseases; a Certification standards such as UTZ erosion. The standard also higher work load because of promote sustainable agriculture. By promotes diversification of crops irregular ripening and flowering due doing so, they bring awareness which strengthens soils’ nutrition to erratic rainfall; and lower prices among supply chain actors and and therefore makes it more because of market volatility and other stakeholders on the resistant to pests and diseases. sometimes lower quality due to importance of implementing Another key aspect is the “In the rainy season, there inconsistent temperatures. At the practical solutions to adapt to the appropriate use of fertilizer which used to be sun in the morning same time, coffee production, like effects of climate change at minimizes greenhouse gas and it rained in the afternoon. most crops, contributes significantly farmer level. Standards also look for emissions. Now it is not so regular to climate change through mitigation strategies such as anymore. This is a big problem deforestation, decomposition of reducing CO2 emissions from In addition, UTZ works directly with for the growth of coffee plants organic matter in the washing deforestation and degradation in farmers implementing climate process, and excessive use of the agricultural sector. related projects such as the Coffee and a big problem for coffee fertilizer. Climate Care project in Vietnam production in the whole and the Conversion of Coffee area.” The involvement of all relevant Wastewater into Energy in Central actors in the coffee supply chain is America and more recently in East Pham Van Hoan, essential to support farmers to Africa. The outcomes of such pilot coffee farmer in Vietnam adapt to a changing climate. In projects are fed into the core work addition, strategic alliances with of UTZ around the standard, which governments, scientists and means they are directly universities are essential to tackle For instance, the UTZ Code of disseminated to farmers this major environmental and social Conduct recommends the use of world-wide. challenge. shade trees that protect coffee

African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | January – March 2016 | Volume 5 Issue 2 23 14th AFCC&E Delegate Testimonials

Barista Barista Judge Name: Wayne Oberholzer Name: Brenda Huti Company – Kold Serve Company name: C Dormans Country – South Africa Country: Kenya 1| What was your first ABC experience like? My first ABC was great, I felt like I had advanced my career to another level. It was great learning a lot that I would share with my team.

2| What was your favorite experience at the Conference? Everything was awesome, I enjoyed been a judge, serving coffee to thousands of people at the Barista Judge Dorman’s stand., the dinner Name: Georges Bertolois parties were great especially 1| What was your first ABC the barista party where our Company – Kold Serve experience like? team won, and the latte art It was like nothing I have seen competition. Country – South Africa before. Dar was a vibrant city and a 1| What was your first great first time experience for me. 3| What is your most ABC experience The people were all very friendly memorable experience like? and happy to help wherever they about Tanzania? It was fantastic. It could. The great positive response was in Arusha, then from AFCA staff, the gift Bujumbura and now hampers were great, and the Dar es Salaam. guests enjoying coffee and the lamarzocco team were 2| What was your great. favorite experience at the Conference? The judging and cup 2| What was your favorite International Delegate tasting. Also really experience at the Conference? Name: Damon Chen enjoyed interacting Besides getting to interact with with the businessmen. coffee professionals from Africa Company: Blossom Valley, Taiwan and other key countries such as Country: Taiwana 3| What is your the US and Australia, the cupping most memorable of the best of harvest coffees was a 1| What were the best coffees you experience about real treat! I got to experience some cupped at the Taste of Harvest Tanzania? coffee that I have never had before Pavilion? The Barista After party and got to speak to some like- I think the natural Ethiopia and Kenya. and the great people. minded people about how fantastic the coffees on the table were. 2| What was your favorite conference experience? 3| What is your most memorable Yes, I am contacting people to buy experience about Tanzania? some coffee.. It would have to be the trip we 3| What was your favorite Tanzanian took to the island just off the coast. Experience? After a grueling week and crazy Cupping so many coffees in competition, it was a well needed a few days and interpersonal break. communication with farmers.

24 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | January – March 2016 | Volume 5 Issue 2 Exhibitor Exhibitor Name: Frank Olok from each other in terms of Name: Priscilla Mosigisi Company name: Fair Trade various business aspects. Country: Kenya Company: Grainpro K. Inc 2| What was your favorite Country: Kenya 1| What is the most valuable conference experience? aspect of exhibiting at the My favorite conference AFCA Expo? experience was being at the It is a great opportunity booth and engaging with our to meet with important clients and getting real time stakeholders in the coffee feedback of our products from sector. the region as well as some of the customers who came and 2| What is your purpose for genuinely gave us reasons why exhibiting? Coffee is one of they may want to move away main products of Fairtrade. from us to a competitor. This Exhibiting enables us explain feedback helped us to correct any our work in the coffee situations that made customers sector and identify potential unhappy. We discussed on how 1| Did the exhibition make partners. In addition it is an to work with them to find an business sense for you? opportunity to promote amicable solutions instead of The exhibition made business Fairtrade. losing them. sense to us as Grainpro K. Inc., because we were 3| How would you rate your 3| What was your favorite able to engage with our return on investment, Tanzanian Experience? customers on myriad aspects. both in terms of time and Kicking off my shoes at the end of We got their feedback and money? the day letting the sand massage showcased our newest Good, considering we my feet from beneath as I walked products like, the new Solar met our objectives for the hotel beach perimeter bubble drying for drying participating. waiting for the next program. The parchment coffee, as well tropical feel of Tanzania with the as new ways to use our sea breeze was a welcome break cocoons to store coffee from the Nairobi busyness and Delegate whether indoors or outdoors unpredictable weather. for long periods of time Name: Dessalegn Oljirra without fear of degradation Company: Intellectual Coffee Consultancy PLC contamination and or quality compromise of AA coffee. Country: Ethiopia The setup put us together 1| Were you able to make any with cooperatives, exporters, connections through the Taste importers and we benefited of Harvest and do you see possible business with them? Yes, the coffees that scored Delegate high during the test of harvest Name: Harrison B Kalua are promoted on the website, which can be easily accessed for Company: Mzuzu Coffee Planters Cooperative Union international buyers Country: Malawi 2| How would you describe your 1| Were you able to make any connections coffee? through the Taste of Harvest and do you As a Consulting Agent, am happy see possible business with them? because the organizations I Yes, we did make connections and the advised like; Ketim PLC, Coffee coffees were bought from Limu area and Nekempt area scored top 10 and sold for very 2| What was your favorite experience from good prices. the conference? Good, many specialty buyers were interested 3| What was your favorite and many of them said that the coffees were experience from the sweet, citric and with pungent flavors conference? My favorite experience 3| What was your favorite experience from was market access, quality the conference? management and networking Networking with our old clients and making fellow African Coffee stakeholders. new relationships, and the presentations were good, like refresher courses.

African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | January – March 2016 | Volume 5 Issue 2 25 Member Profiles

Taylor Winch (Tanzania) Ltd was bought by the Volcafe Group in 1993 which was the year it was registered as a coffee exporter and it quickly established itself as a premier exporter. The Rafiki (coffee) Ltd dry mill was built in 1997, originally to process parchment purchased in the field during the early days of coffee sector liberalization, later to serve estates, independent parchment coffee buyers and smallholder farmer groups as a commercial toll mill. Both companies maintain close connections with farmers and The headquarters of Kalehe Arabica Coffee Cooperative indeed all coffee stakeholders across Tanzania. This collaboration (KACCO) is located in Munanira in Mbinga South group in has served the group well in sourcing coffees as well as in Kalehe territory, South Kivu province in the Republic on the implementing sustainability and CSR projects in some remote national road number 2 linking south (Bukavu) and North Kivu areas of the country. Sustainably sourced and traded coffees (Goma ) in Democratic Congo. have included UTZ certified, Rainforest Alliance certified, Café Practices and FLO certified. Our company managed warehouse The KACCO cooperative work with 2064 households and coffee facility in Dar-es-Salaam receives the green coffees from all farmer cooperative members of which 1,633 members are corners of the country and it is here that they are upgraded, certified organic by IMO / SWITZERLAND. Each member has blended and stuffed into containers before delivery into the an average of 390 feet of coffee trees with an average yield of nearby port. Taylor Winch Tanzania and Rafiki (coffee) Ltd dry 4,3kgs of coffee cherries per tree. Kalehe territory as the entire mill have worked and continue to work closely with a number province of South Kivu has two coffee seasons the high season of co-operatives and grower groups in all regions of Tanzania runs from January to June and from October to early December to assist with technical and financial support for best practice every year. agronomy and certification requirements. We try to facilitate the requirements of our customers with the needs of the farmers to KACCO the cooperative produces specialty coffee which is deliver a sustainable supply chain. mainly marketed in the US and our main buyers are Starbucks, Counter Culture and Sweet Marias. The cooperative is Contact details supported by a project (KBYK) of value chain finance by USAID. Taylor Winch Tanzania The cooperative owns one of the largest coffee washing Member of ED&F MAN Coffee Division stations and two mini washing stations that are still under P O Box 524, Moshi, Tanzania construction. Moshi office: +255 272 751 221 | Mobile: +255 68 229 1930 Dar office: +255 22 21 26 736 Contact details [email protected] | www.volcafe.com Emails: [email protected] [email protected] Tel: +243853136632 | + 24397069181

26 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | January – March 2016 | Volume 5 Issue 2 We are Rwanda’s leading integrated specialty coffee producer, dedicated to improving the lives of farming communities We are Rwanda’s leading Integrated specialty coffee producer, dedicated to improving the lives of farming communities and the Our Buyers Our Coffee first Coffee Company to be Rainforest Alliance Certified in Rwanda We produce washed We have customers from around the world Rwandan Arabica coffee by and Leading Exporter of Rwandanincluding Specialty in the Coffee. USA, UK, Australia, South Korea, operating:- South Africa, China and more. We received a • 8 washing stations: supplier of the year award from Taylors of Nkora, Cyebumba, Harrogate in 2013 and a Notable Producer Shangi, Buliza, Our washing station Sprudgie Award in 2012. Cyivugiza, Cyiya, Our Sustainability Kinunu and Rugamba We buy our coffee from over Who we are • 2 dry mills 10,000 smallholder farmers. Kimani Coffee Experts Ltd was founded by • Mr.1 Samuelroasting facility We’re committed to working Mwithukia Kimani, a certified coffee expert. After working with with these farmers through our an international coffee company for close to 30 Oyears,ur Qu a10lit yof Who we are sustainability programs Our certifications these as a quality director, Mr. Kimani took an early retirementWe have a in range of Zcoffee Noir was established in 2011 and is including:a fully-integrated- Rwandan 2012 to kick start his company which was later on incorporatedfrom bags of microlotsspecialtyto coffee company that purchases• First company raw cherries to achieve from Rainforest Alliance container loads of premium in May 2013. The company obtained a coffee trading license on smallholder coffeeOur cherriesfarmers and cooperativescertification for processing. in Rwanda in 2013 coffee. We won the • Fair Trade USA certified 4th December, 2013 and has since been buying, processingRwandan and Cup of Excellence in 2013 and Our coffee: We produce washed Rwandan• Agronomic Arabica and coffee environmental by training for selling coffee both locally and internationally. It hasconsistently employed produce national winners every year. farmers two accredited coffee graduates from Kimathi UniversityOur quality who control isoperating; run 8 washing stations (Nkora,• Cyebumba,Building and Shangi, running Buliza, a small nursery school are running the coffee sample room. by 2 Q-grade certifiedCyivugiza, Cyiya, Kinunuand, and Rugamba),• Distributing 2 dry overmills, 175 and goats 1 to create cuppers who togetherroasting facility. diversified income streams for farmers Types of Coffees have over 15 years of • Supporting a co- experience. Our quality control Kimani Coffee Experts Ltd deals in all types of Kenyan coffees, Our Quality: We have a range of coffeeoperative from bags to createof micro lots a small shop selling specializing in top quality grades like AB, AA and PB. Its major to Ocontainerur Team loads of premium coffee. We won the Rwandan Cup new products that of GilbertExcellence Gatali in is2013 our and consistently produce national winners clients are from Far-East, Europe and USA, going for mainly top are not available everyManaging year. OurDirector quality and control is run by 2 Q-grade certified quality coffees from Kenya. It does 60% full beans, above screen locally 12 and a clean cup. The company’s coffee is sourced from the cuppersrepresents who Rwanda together as have a over 15 years of experience. board member at the African Our Traceability Nairobi coffee auction, stored and exported by Bollore Africa OurFine buyers: Coffee Association We have customersWe from run aaround premium the share world Logistics Kenya Ltd with shipping lines going to all parts of (AFCA). He was the program with some of the world. The company puts a lot of emphases in cupping for includingManaging in Directorthe USA, of UK, Australia, ourSouth best Korea, producing South Africa, consistency in quality and shipments to our client. ChinaRwashoscco and more. and We a Managerreceived a supplierfarmers. of the We’ve year usedaward from Taylorswith Sustainableof Harrogate Harvest, in 2013 and a Notabletablets to Producer run detailed Sprudgie No client is too small for Kimani Coffee Experts Ltd. Gilbert Think Kenyan Coffee Talk to Kimani Coffee Experts AwardEast Africa.in 2012. baseline surveys to Our premium farmers understand how we can Ramya Waran is our Operations Director with a Contact details have greater impact. We Contact background in management consulting and separately process this Kimani Coffee Experts Ltd impact investing. Website: http://www.kznoir.com coffee to produce some P.O BOX 40744-00100 Matumbato road, Nairobi, Kenya E-mail: [email protected] of the most traceable Rogers Kasawuli is ourTel: Finance +250 727511144 Manager and was Cell phone: Samuel Kimani + 254713015525/ +254735754931previously Head of Finance at Maxam, East Africa. and best quality coffee Email: [email protected] | [email protected] Address: KZNoir Ltd. 17 KN 14 Ave (Stoneavailable. Road), Kimihurura Measuring our impact [email protected] Our Partners P.O. Box 1344, Kigali Rwanda

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Linkage Africa Limited Kenbelt Industrial Park, Mombasa Road | P.O. Box 51271-00100, Nairobi - Kenya Tel: +254.722814045, +254722442476 | Email: [email protected] www.linkage-africa.com www.linkage-africa.com African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | October - December 2015 | Volume 5 Issue 2 29 GENDER JUSTICE IN THE COFFEE SECTOR By Doriane Kaze, AFCA

Engendering the coffee sector has of recent been of high interest and debate. The issue of women participation in the entire value chain apart from production has always dominated most of these discussions. The discussions go beyond empowering themselves and embrace the fact the fact they have to work hand in hand with men if they are to get a strong economic stand in the industry. Under the theme; “BETTER COFFEE & GENDER JUSTICE MUST GO TOGETHER”, a number of stakeholders met to discuss important issues in this line. The event was co- organized by Twin trading and AFCA and had 4 sessions. The moderators of the sessions had unbeatable experience in the area of discussion which put out important and debatable points for discussion;

1| Farm/ household level; focused Colombia, Nicaragua, and Indonesia on “how household-level which proved that the youth are not 3| Market linkages methodologies have helped engaged in coffee production due to female coffee farmers, reasons such as; rural isolated areas 4| Advocacy households and coffee producer without access to information, luck 5| Strategic partnerships with organizations to improve their support, no access to land, inadequate different organizations quality and productivity”. income, poor production methods and low output. Discussions on how the above 2| Producer organization level; targets were to be met went on focused on “Producer organization Strategies to attract more youth using DRC as a case study in 2016. level initiatives which aim at into the sector include; increased Developing the gender Justice Work supporting organizational level education and training, value stream was a cross – cutting issue. gender dynamics and make chain approach, multi-stakeholder Other issues raised are; accepting the case for a gender balanced approach, gender equality focusing on political leadership as an integral part approach in coffee business”. empowerment, leadership and local of sector development, how Twin ownership. She concluded that Coffee trading and HIVOS will harmonize 3| Market level; focused on “how can be a means of achieving personal tools for sustainable agriculture for roasters can innovate, evolve and and community transformation and gender. These are to be addressed in use best gender practices in their provide new motivation for rural a conference with FAO to be held in marketing processes”. populations. May 2016. Implementation principles in different value chains, market 4| National and international level: What is to be archived in 2016? expansion, certification, sustainability, The session examined “how the The discussed targets are; training and gender integration, industry can be influenced and 1| Capacity development on and Strategic partnerships with inspired on the case for gender integration of gender in GAPs at different organizations will be up for justice”. farm and Producer Organization discussions. level Among other issues discussed were I believe, investing and supporting “growing a new generation of coffee 2| Capacity development on a woman’s potential is the way to professionals” where Ms. Catherine integration of gender in finance go if we are to develop the coffee van der Wees presented findings and financial literacy at farm and communities. from a case study done in Kenya, Producer Organization level

30 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | January – March 2016 | Volume 5 Issue 2 Appreciation. 14th AFCC&E Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 3rd-5th February 2016

Dear Participants of the 14th AFCC&E, On behalf of the Conference Committee of our 14th African Fine Coffee Conference & Exhibition (AFCC&E) on “Research & Innovation”, we are pleased to greet you once again to thank each of you for your attendance and excellent participation and thanks to our sponsors, special guests, moderators, and guest speakers. We appreciate you for taking the time and effort to attend and for sharing ideas and expertise.

We certainly hope that the conference and exhibition was all that you expected it to be and that you took the opportunity to make new networks and renew old acquaintances, and had discussion and exchange of many experiences, suggestions and opinions with delegates from all over the world.

We also congratulate exhibitors on display of excellent products and services during the conference, which were surely very useful for the attendees.

We would like to thank again our sponsors, strategic partners, co-organizers and conference staff who contributed their efforts to make the conference a success.

Finally, we hope we will count on your valuable support, attendance and participation in the next 15th AFCC&E scheduled for 15th – 17th February 2017 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Without further ado, I leave you.

Yours Sincerely, Catherine Kiwewesi Hamya Conference & Events Department African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA)

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Capital: Addis Ababa Population: 94.1 million (2013) World Bank About Ethiopia Currency: Ethiopian birr Ethiopia, in the Horn of Africa, is a President: Mulatu Teshome rugged, landlocked country split by the Prime minister: Hailemariam Desalegn Official language: Amharic Great Rift Valley. With archaeological Drives on the Right finds dating back more than 3 million Calling Code - +251 years, it’s a place of ancient culture. C Among its important sites are Lalibela Facts about Coffee in Ethiopia M and its 12th-13th century rock-cut It is a strategic commodity Y Christian churches, and Aksum, the Covers 24-26% of the total income of its earning. CM A source of income to a quarter of the population. ruins of an ancient city with obelisks, MY Consumption – Ethiopia consumes almost half of its coffee tombs, castles and Our Lady Mary of Volume: Coffee contributes on average 43% of the total CY Zion church. volume traded at ECX per annum(1.4Million MT since 2008). CMY Value: coffee represents 60% of the value transacted.

K Outcomes/Feedback from the 14th AFCC & E Survey The African Fine Coffees Association as is tradition, carried out a survey of the conference from 15th to the 19th February 2016. The Survey seeks to evaluation New Business Potential and Attendance of future events. Below are the findings;

Illustrative Participation Breakdown New Business Potential a) African Participation in the Conference Of the respondents said they African participation breakdown per country 78% met new business clients

Of the respondents were satisfied 73% with the new Business they made

Of the respondents said of the respondents said they were 87% satisfied with the all contacts they made.

Attendance of future events:

Of the Respondents said that they would recommend the 93% conference to other people

Of the Respondents said that would attend 86.45% the conference in Ethiopia.

36 African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | January – March 2016 | Volume 5 Issue 2 African delegate participation per industry

International participation breakdown per country

African Fine Coffees Review Magazine | January – March 2016 | Volume 5 Issue 2 37 Delegate participation breakdown per industry

Exhibitors breakdown per Industry

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