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 Gabriela Tyggum | Jul 5, 2021 | Central America
As a response to the devastating impact of Hurricanes Iota and Eta in Central America last November, International Coffee Partners (ICP) provided 40,000 EUR as an emergency relief fund. The funding is assisting affected families in the Western parts of Guatemala and...
by Gabriela Tyggum | Jun 29, 2021 | 20 Years ICP, Farmer Livelihoods, Testimonials
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...
by Jesko Johannsen | Feb 5, 2021 | 20 Years ICP
At the beginning of International Coffee Partners (ICP) stands the idea that, if everyone in coffee sustainability is working alone, not enough can be achieved for smallholder coffee farming families. Only together things can be changed systematically and with a...