SUPPORT TO BURKA YADOT COFFEE FARMERS

This initiative of entrepreneurial consolidation is part of the AICS/UNIDO Programme on the coffee supply chain as an element of socio-economic development, at the end of an approved five-year project. The partners requested Fondazione Aurora to support the Burka Yadot Farmers Cooperative Union in order to maintain the level 2 quality of Harenna coffee, promote the access to the market and obtain multi-year buyers for their coffee.

OBJECTIVES

→ To consolidate Harenna coffee producers’ cooperatives;
→ To introduce modern post-harvest processing techniques for coffee beans;
→ To facilitate the access to the market and the identification of the customer for the exportation.

ACHIEVEMENTS

A participatory diagnostic review for the analysis of the need has been carried out;
an intervention strategy has been elaborated for:
a) strengthening marketing and export of Harenna coffee;
b) the purchase of drying materials and agricultural tools;
c) technical support (extension services)

Project partner

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