by Sarah Kenyi | Nov 1, 2021 | Climate Change Adaptation, Coffee Cooperatives, Farmer Livelihoods, Uganda
Coffee is a lucrative cash crop for smallholder farmers around the globe but the impacts of climate change remain a serious threat. The climate risks range from intense droughts to unpredictable rain patterns and their impacts are very problematic including increased... by Sarah Kenyi | Oct 18, 2021 | 20 Years ICP, Farmer Livelihoods, Uganda
Paul Bhumba (47) and his wife Jane (37) are among 1.7 million Ugandan families who grow coffee as a key livelihood source. But for years, the full harvest potential of their 4-acre coffee farm has remained untapped. They would harvest about 2 bags (200kg) of coffee... by Sarah Kenyi | Jun 25, 2021 | 20 Years ICP, Tanzania
Meet Emil Augustino Mzumbwe, a coffee farmer from Mbeya, South Tanzania. Like many farmers in his village, Emil grew up in poverty with minimal education. In the ‘80s, he inherited his father’s coffee farm which was one of Emil’s main sources of income when he married... by Sarah Kenyi | Dec 7, 2020 | Gender, Uganda, Youth
In Uganda, coffee is widely viewed as a man’s crop because to grow it, you need to own land and men are typically the heirs of inherited land. This means that even though in most cases it is the women in coffee growing households who do most of the agricultural labor... by Sarah Kenyi | Oct 9, 2020 | COVID-19, Farmer Livelihoods, Tanzania, Uganda
It was not too long ago that Teddy Nakyambadde, a young farmer from Mityana, Uganda, was struggling as a single mother to make ends meet and feed her young son. Today however, she is a dynamic agri-business woman growing and selling coffee, tomatoes, maize and beans...
