Ethiopia

Eight years ago, Fedila Hussein and Mustafa Tesfaye struggled to earn a living from coffee. Their coffee trees were old and were not producing enough to cover the living expenses of their family of six. After participating in a TechnoServe program, Fedila and Mustafa learned important techniques to improve their coffee yields. Today, their farm is flourishing, and they have seen a 23-fold increase in their coffee production.

TechnoServe's Global Coffee Director, Paul Stewart, wrote this article for Agrilinks which details our coffee stumping Initiative in Ethiopia.

Around the world, climate change is making it more difficult for smallholder farmers to grow coffee. Take our quiz to find out what kind of coffee fits you best, then learn how TechnoServe is helping preserve this coffee through improving farmers’ resilience to climate threats.

Paul Stewart, Global Coffee Director at TechnoServe, is featured in this story about TechnoServe's work with Partnerships for Forests, including the new publication "Ethiopia’s Forest Coffee: An Illustrated Guide".

After growing up watching his family grow coffee on their land in the Sidama region of Ethiopia, Amanuel Belay followed suit. But years of repetitive farming practices dulled his success. An environmentally sustainable TechnoServe program changed all that – and encouraged Amanuel to start helping other farmers.

TechnoServe's new forest coffee guide, titled: "Ethiopia's Forest Coffee: An Illustrated Guide", features stories, interactive maps, and photographs as highlighted in this Global Coffee Report article.

Daily Coffee News covers TechnoServe's conservation work in East Africa by featuring our new, free 70-page guidebook called Ethiopia’s Forest Coffee: An Illustrated Guide, along with an interactive online map.

Ethiopia’s Forest Coffee: An Illustrated Guide includes information about nearly 100 cooperatives and mills that produce and sell this unique coffee