African Coffee Sustainability Forum

SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD!  Dear partners and members Whether you attended the 3rd African Coffee Sustainability Forum this year or couldn't make it to the event, you can now access all the speaker presentations online.  To access these go to the presentations page and click on the relevant presentation title. You can also view the photos of the Forum in our photo gallery .

THANK YOU TO ALL THE SPEAKERS AND PARTICIPANTS OF THE 3rd AFRICAN COFFEE SUSTAINABILITY FORUM! Over 300 participants took part in the 3rd African Coffee Sustainability Forum at the Munyonyo Conference Center in Kampala, Uganda,  the 13th of February. There was a vibrant exchange of information and ideas with participants from all over the world. We are going to make available all the presentations as well as pictures and videos of the Forum next week. To download all the presentations, please check this website again on Wednesday, 20th February . Thanks again and see you next year in Burundi at the 4th African Coffee Sustainability Forum!

1 DAYS TO GO!  The 3rd African Coffee Sustainability Forum is fully booked and here is a preview of the presenters. The final program has also been updated. See you in Kampala!! Presenters 3rd African Coffee Sustainability Forum Robert Waggwa Nsibirwa Chairman 4C Association Board Member of AFCA Roberio Oliveira Silva Executive Director ICO Harrison B. Kalua Chairman of AFCA Henry Ngabirano Managing Director UCDA Ted van der Put Program Director IDH Melanie Rutten-Suelz Executive Director 4C Association Stefan Cognigni Hanns R. Neumann Foundation Do Ngoc Sy Vietnam Manager 4C Association Charles Mbarire Regional Project Manager -- Coffee Solidaridad Sachin Gathani Co-funder and Managing Partner Laterite Catherine Van der Wees Hivos Dr. Kufa Taye Jimma Agricultural Research C

3rd AFRICAN COFFEE SUSTAINABILITY FORUM! FOUR WEEKS TO GO! The 4C Association in collaboration with the African Fine Coffee Association (AFCA) and the Sustainable Coffee Program powered by IDH is organising the 3rd African Coffee Sustainability Forum: “Building a Business Case for Sustainability for African Coffee Farmers” on 13 February in Kampala, Uganda. The Forum will take place one day prior to the start of the 10th Africa Fine Coffee Conference and Exhibition. This year’s program has been elaborated in close cooperation with the African research and science community and is addressing the key business factors influencing the adoption of sustainability practices by African coffee farmers: Productivity and Good Agricultural Practices as key influencing factors for the business case – how to reach out and what are results and impacts Gender and youth in sustainable coffee production as influencing factors for the business case  Enabling environment and coffee policies