ETHIOPIA
PROJECT #1
COFFEE ALLIANCE
GEOGRAPHIC AREA
Amhara region
ENDEND IN
2024
PEOPLE INVOLVED
3.030
AIM
Improving sustainable production and the value of coffee and other crops, while promoting gender equality
PARTNERS
RESULTS OBTAINED
98
new farm field schools
+ 140.000
coffee seedlings have been planted by 852 households
+ 16.400
coffee plants distributed
10
cooperative have been supported through coaching, mentoring, and technical support
village Saving and Loan Associations (VSLAs) established by 18 FFS groups
PROJECT #2
GARDEN COFFEE
Since 2010, the Yayu Biosphere Reserve has been protected by UNESCO. It covers 167 thousand hectares of forests, semi-forest systems and plateaus. It is the reserve with the most intense human activity, home to 150,000 inhabitants. Arabica coffee is produced, and the reserve has the highest number of wild coffee plants in the world.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA
Oromia
Yayu Biosphere ReservePERIOD
2018-2024
BENEFICIARIES
2.008
AIM
Developing and disseminating a scalable ‘garden coffee’ livelihood and business model
PARTNERS
RESULTS OBTAINED
+50.000
Forest trees planted
+1.500
Avocado and banana trees planted
+50.000
Coffee plants distributed
+150.000
Coffee plants revitalized
+460
Couples trained in managing the family economy
Development and deployment of the scalable «Garden Coffee» model
