Restoring degraded coffee landscapes in Ethiopia

In the UNESCO biosphere reserve "Yayu Coffee Forest", the majority of the population depends on coffee as a source of income. Coffee grows naturally in the forests of Ethiopia, in partially forested systems or close to homes in "Garden Coffee" cultivation. Due to low crop yields, smallholder farmers are expanding cultivation into the protected area. Consequences are forest degradation and soil degradation. The project will introduce a low-emission and climate-resilient coffee farming system. Implementation on coffee farms will conserve biodiversity and reduce pressure on the forest. About 2,000 families will be trained in sustainable coffee growing and processing methods. Eight farmer cooperatives and the regional coffee cooperative will be supported with capacity-building activities. With the aim of scaling up, an investment-ready coffee business model and monitoring system for zero-deforestation coffee is being developed with various public and private sector stakeholders.

Project data

Countries
Ethiopia
IKI funding
1,475,336.00 €
Duration
09/2018 till 12/2024
Status
open
Implementing organisation
Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung
Political Partner
  • Environment, Forest and Climate Change Commission (EFCCC) - Ethiopia
  • Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD) - Ethiopia
Implementing Partner
  • Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung Ethiopia - Äthiopien
  • UNIQUE forestry and land use GmbH*

State of implementation/results

  • In three project areas, an assessment of measures to improve the implementation strategy and organizational structure setup was done to identify potential capacity gaps.
  • The project conducts the registration of 2,038 smallholder coffee producers as well as the restructuring and establishment of 80 farmer field schools.
  • "Training of Trainers" trainings were provided to five new facilitators, while existing facilitators received refresher trainings on HRNS fundamental techniques, Farmer Field School (FFS) principles and facilitation skills.
  • Approximtaley 100 kg of improved coffee seeds were supplied to 13 nursery sites, including 6 FFS groups and 7 youth group nurseries. As a result, 229,200 coffee seedlings are now ready for transplantation into a polythene tube.
  • Smallholder farmers were given 40 kg of vegetable seeds, fruit seedlings (3048 avocados, 1,000 papaya, and 2991 bananas) and spice seedlings (including 10,000 Ethiopian cardamom and 2,000 black pepper) as part of the climate adaption practice. Also provided and planted were 3,000 coffee seedlings and 9500 gravilia tree seedlings. In addition, 2600 energy-efficient cooking stoves were distributed to female-headed households.
  • 25 leaders and experts from eight cooperatives and one union participated in a three-day intensive training session on pre-and post-harvest management, FFS methodology, coffee marketing, and gender household approach in order to strengthen local capacities.
  • All M&E teams and DAs received refresher trainings after completing the Commcare database development.
  • Cooperative and union baseline assessment was conducted per the OD (Organizational Development) scorecard.

Latest Update:
03/2024

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