Although demand for coffee is constantly increasing, there has been a dramatic decline in coffee production in producing countries in the region over the past years. The reasons behind low productivity include declining coffee plantation areas, which is contrary to growing demand and consumption for it, degraded soil and inefficient land-use, lack of business attitude, knowledge and skill among coffee farmers and little adoption of best farming practices and management. 

Coffee+ project provides capacity development to smallholder coffee farmers by equipping them with entrepreneurial attitude, knowledge and skill through GIZ’s learning tool called “Farmer Business School (FBS)” which is packed with interventions on best farming practices and diversified income through inter/multi-cropping system. The project strengthens existing structure of farmer group/organization and supports creations of local ownership, and learning alliance. To secure long-term sustainability of the measure, knowledge and learning tools developed in partnership will be publicized and made available.