Agricultural Innovation
We drive research to preserve origin diversity and secure future supply.
We drive research to preserve origin diversity and secure future supply.
Our inclusive approach ensures innovations deliver shared value for farmers, origins, and industry.
Our members are committed to the long term sustainability of the coffee, its people and communities.
Innovation solves critical challenges and creates new and unimagined opportunities.
Farmers who have access to tools, technology, and knowledge are more likely to be profitable and to stick with farming.
The world’s coffee supply is consolidating. Thriving origin diversity brings the economic benefits of coffee to farmers in more countries and gives roasters choices.
To prevent supply instability, consolidation, and loss we need $452 million more per year to be invested in coffee agricultural R&D.
Estimated demand for coffee is steadily increasing while climate change puts more pressure on landscapes. More productive varieties can help us meet the challenge.
We create the foundation for a vibrant and sustainable coffee sector.
We develop global tools and resources to support farmers, technicians, breeders, roasters, and policymakers to drive impact at scale for millions of farmers.
Siles, P., Cerdán, C., & Staver, C. (2022). Smallholder Coffee in the Global Economy—A framework to explore transformation alternatives of traditional agroforestry for greater economic, ecological, and livelihood viability. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.808207.
The world's top five producers of coffee are Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia, and Ethiopia. This percentage was calculated using the total coffee production volume generated by the top five producing countries over the total global production volume for both arabica and robusta between 2019–2022. Source: International Coffee Organization trade statistics tables, https://www.ico.org/trade_statistics.asp.
Sachs, et al. (2019). Ensuring the Economic Viability and Sustainability of Coffee Production. Accessible at: https://ccsi.columbia.edu/content/achieving-sustainable-development-coffee-sector