Partner Spotlight: TechnoServe
Peet's offers training to smallholder coffee farmers through TechnoServe a non-profit raising farmer incomes and quality of life. Training integrates three topics:
AGRONOMY & QUALITY
Using agricultural and processing best-practices, farmers can produce more higher-quality coffee, entering stable sourcing relationships and earning better prices.BUSINESS SKILLS
To lead viable, profitable enterprises, farmers need to operate like small businesses. Training in record keeping and basic accounting helps farmers establish a critical foundation for success.SUSTAINABILITY
Environmental and social best practices are integrated into all trainings, and we partner with farmers to address specific improvement opportunities identified through our Coffee Verification Program.
PROJECT PROFILE: ETHIOPIA
We’ve partnered with TechnoServe for over 20 years to offer training and other support to smallholder farmers in many of the world’s high-quality coffee-growing zones, including in Western Ethiopia as explained in this video.