African Coffee Sustainability Forum

by ALLISON AUBREY originally published  http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/11/07/164347078/meet-four-african-women-who-are-changing-the-face-of-coffee  November 07, 2012 1:37 PM Copyright 2012 National Public Radio. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/. These four women are at the forefront of change, empowering other women in the coffee industry (clockwise from top left): Angele Ciza, Fatima Aziz Faraji, Immy Kamarade and Mbula Musau. Karen Castillo Farfán / NPR If you're a coffee drinker, chances are the cup of java you drank this morning was made from beans that were produced or harvested by women. Women's handprints can be found at every point in coffee production. In fact, on family-owned coffee farms in Africa, about 70 percent of maintenance and harvesting work is done by women, according to an analysis by the International Trade Centre, but only rarely do women own the land or have financial control. The International Women's Coffee Alliance

3rd African Coffee Sustainability Forum,  Following the success of the first and second African Coffee Sustainability Forums, the 4C Association in collaboration with AFCA and the Sustainable Coffee Program powered by IDH, and in close cooperation with the African research and science community, is organising the third edition of this event on 13 February in Kampala, Uganda. The Forum will take place as a backdrop to the 10th Africa Fine Coffee Conference and Exhibition. This 3rd Forum aims to build on the successes of the last and to act as a catalyst for the continued sustainable development of the African coffee sector. The event’s agenda is currently being prepared and will be announced at the beginning of December. Registration for the event will be open via http://www.eafca.org/wwc/conference/program.htm  for registered AFCA delegates and  http://www.sustainableafricancoffee.org/p/kampala-13022013.html  for those only attending the forum. To see what the Forum

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 16 February 2012. Ato Fikru Amenu, Deputy Director in the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture launched the Second African Coffee Sustainability Forum: “Creating market access through sustainable practices” in Addis Ababa on 15 February 2012.Over 130 participants representing the main stakeholders in the African coffee sector took part in the event. The Forum was organized by the 4C Association and the Eastern African Fine Coffees Association (EAFCA) and built on the success of last year’s meeting in Arusha, Tanzania. This year’s Forum focused on three main topics regarding sustainable coffee production: coffee quality and productivity, climate change and capacity building and organizational development. Key expert speakers addressed these topics in plenary sessions. Besides the presentations, the delegates took part in parallel working groups for in-depth discussions on these issues. Participants exchanged lessons learned as well as shared best practices and j

The forum is fully booked and here is a preview of the presenters. The final program has also been updated. See you in Addis!! Presenters Abdullah Bagersh Chairman EAFCA Ethiopia Chapter Ted  van der Put Program Director IDH Harison Kalua Chairman EAFCA Cornel Kuhrt Senior Manager Food Corporate Responsibility Tchibo GmbH Annette Pensel Director Sustainability Innovations 4C Association Filtone Sandando International Projects Manager EAFCA Carlos Brando Director P&A International Marketing Anneke Fermont, PhD Regional Sustainability Manager at Volcafe / Kyagalanyi Tesfu Kebede Soil & water research process Coordinator Jimma Agricultural Research Ce

Following the success of the first African Coffee Sustainability Forum in 2011, the 4C Association and EAFCA are organizing the second edition of this event on 15 February in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Forum takes place on the backdrop of the 9th Africa Fine Coffee Conference and Exhibition. The registration for the Forum 2012 is now open online at:  goo.gl/d8j7W The program of this year’s Forum focuses on three main topics regarding sustainable coffee production: coffee quality and productivity, climate change and capacity building and organizational development. These topics will be part of plenary presentations by key expert speakers. Besides the presentations, participants will take part in parallel working groups for in-depth discussions on these topics; exchange lessons learned as well as share best practices and try to jointly identify possible solutions to the challenges. Click here to view a full forum agenda with session descriptions . Last year, over 100 par