Kenya
Main sectors: Agroforestry for coffee and food security
Target groups: Up to 250,000 coffee‑producing members from seven regional unions
Project partner:
National Coffee Cooperative Union (NACCU):
An organisation comprising all coffee‑producing cooperatives in Kenya, mandated to promote favourable practices for its members. NACCU is a legally registered national umbrella organisation whose members consist of Kenya’s coffee‑producing cooperatives.
Other partners:
WeEffect: Supports the development of democratic organisations and communities that can advance their members’ rights and needs related to employment, influence, services, income and livelihoods. The regional office for East Africa is located in Kenya.
Donors: The AgriCord network implements the project with funding from the German GIZ.
Budget: 400,000 euros
Duration: 2023–2026
Project activities and desired results:
The aim of the project is to enhance smallholder farmers’ ability to contribute to food security in their communities. In Kenya, small‑scale coffee farmers—especially women and youth—are the most vulnerable actors in the coffee production chain.
The project promotes and strengthens traditional food systems. It focuses on supporting the cultivation, consumption and processing of indigenous crops among smallholder farmers. Farmers learn how to process and market indigenous crops and engage in advocacy to promote Indigenous Peoples’ food systems and recognise smallholders’ rights throughout the food value chain.
