What Smallholders Recommend on 20 Years of ICP

by | Jun 29, 2021

Since 2001, International Coffee Partners (ICP) has worked to improve the livelihoods of 100,000 smallholder coffee farming families in 13 countries. To celebrate 20 years of hands-on smallholder family support, ICP asked smallholder coffee farming families to answer four questions on the current situation of coffee and their livelihoods. Smallholders part of ICP projects in Honduras, Uganda and Indonesia shared their honest thoughts. Hear their answers below.

1. How can coffee remain attractive to future generations?

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2. How is climate change affecting the way you run your family farm?

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3. What is the most important fact about coffee farming that consumers should know?

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Do you see yourself as a farm entrepreneur?

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