February 6, 2023

What’s the difference between coffee estates and coffee co-operatives?

In many coffee-producing countries around the world, there are a number of ways in which farms are operated and managed. Understandably, this has a significant...

November 16, 2022

Women in East African coffee production

Coffee is one of East Africa’s biggest cash crops – it is responsible for the livelihoods of the estimated five million people who work in...

August 8, 2022

Understanding the co-operative model in Kenya’s coffee sector

Historically, as many as 50% of Kenya’s coffee producers have worked with big estates or co-operatives at any given time. Across the country, these organisations...