Description
– Robusta coffee grown in Bukoba, Tanzania, by smallholder farmers, averaging 2.3 acres each.
– Farmers intercrop coffee with staple food crops like bananas, beans, maize, and fruit trees, promoting biodiversity.
– KADERES program supports farmers with harvesting methods improvement and microcredits.
– Cooperative Kaderes Peasants Development Plc, established in 2008 with 34 members, now has nearly 4,000
members, including 20% women.
– Fairtrade premium used to build a primary school, educate members in sustainable agriculture, and financial rights.