Field Notes
Follow along as we report from the field with first-hand insights into the farmers who participate in our projects, their families and communities and our partners who join us in making a lasting impact.
Catherine’s Inspiring Leadership Journey
They say that the key to a successful organization is good leadership. Catherine Nakibuule (38), from Nakaseke District in Central Uganda embodies just that. Over the years due to her integrity, commitment, and positive attitude, she has been very successful in...
International Youth Day 2022: Because Passion Drives Success
Happy International Youth Day! A Youth Coffee Cupping series in Indonesia concluded with the celebration of International Youth Day 2022. Roasting, grinding, and preparing the perfect cup of coffee – these skills are the cherry on the cake of successful coffee...
Change Agents Make a Difference in Their Community
The author of this blogpost is Desalegn Eyob. He is Country Director Ethiopia at Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS), the implementing partner of ICP, and works in Addis Ababa. Promoting Modern Farm Practices and Gender Equality in Ethiopia - Yetubie and Belete’s life...
Visiting Tanzania – A Glimpse behind the Cup of Coffee
ICP works with smallholder coffee farming families and their communities in coffee-growing regions. Our goal is a more prosperous future for them. And it is also to share experiences and knowledge and to raise awareness of the farmers’ challenges. The author of this...
“If you want to go far, go together”
How does ICP maximize the impact of its work? It is a simple answer that however requires constant endeavor: Building partnerships. Michael Opitz is Managing Director of ICP’s implementing partner Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS). When he speaks about partnerships, he...
It Takes a Village to Make a Cup of Coffee
If you have ever enjoyed a morning cup of coffee from Tanzania, you probably have a village to thank for helping you start your day on a good note. ICP strengthens coffee farmer organizations here to operate as professional enterprises and improve their services to...
Fighting the Effects of Climate Change through a United Coffee Sector
Extreme droughts, heavy rainfalls, hailstorms, pests and diseases and climate change associated impacts such as an increasing gender gap and exacerbated poverty: People in tropical regions are the ones who suffer most from climate change. Within the coffee sector,...
Success on the horizon for Ugandan Cooperatives
In Ugandan smallholder coffee farmer communities, Farmer Organizations, also known as Cooperatives, have proven effective in increasing families’ household income through better market access and better prices. They also play a key role in building coffee farmers’...
The role of Cooperatives in climate change adaptation
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...
Teachers become exemplary farm entrepreneurs: ICP’s impact in 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...