Mutasa district, Zimbabwe
Communities are coming together to restore Zimbabwe’s coffee industry
After economic strife decimated the industry, farmers once again believe in a future of coffee.
National Geographic journeys with Nespresso across some of the best coffee growing regions, telling the awe-inspiring stories of craft, revival, sustainability, and community happening within them.
OUR STORYTELLER
After economic strife decimated the industry, farmers once again believe in a future of coffee.
With Nespresso’s support, Zimbabwean smallholders are reviving their coffee industry, and reaping rich rewards.
Farmers are being supported to grow better beans and drive positive change in their communities.
Within the remoteness of the Colombian Amazon’s steep mountain slopes, farmers are reviving their high-quality coffee culture.
Reviving a high-quality coffee culture is empowering Colombian farmers to build a brighter future.
A refocus on quality and fair price is helping Smallholders in the Rwenzori mountains improve their relationship with the coffee they grow.
Growers improve ways of harvesting their floral Arabica among the Rwenzori mountains, which keep the soil fertile and the coffee grown from it distinct.
Built up and cared for by cultivator Luis Emilio, this farm is rapidly becoming a blueprint for sustainable coffee growing practices.
With the support of an agronomist, a forward-thinking farmer has been working to close the loop on his sustainable coffee farm.
In Colombia's Caldas province, coffee-growing smallholdings are threatened by climate change, aging farmers, and the exodus of young people to cities. Although, hope is on the horizon.
Access to a proper pension fund is helping Colombian coffee growers save for retirement and transfer their legacy to the next generation.
New crop insurance helps small Colombian coffee growers manage increasingly unpredictable weather.
Jalapa’s soil has been suffering, but farmers are using environmental practices to nurture biodiversity, and coffee production, back to life.
The Jalapa region, where some of Guatemala's best-quality coffee is grown, an agroforestry program is helping farmers secure their future and plentiful quality coffee.
In this Colombian region, clouds infuse the soil—a phenomenon that gives the coffee here it’s unique flavor, at the cost of a slower, more considered development process.
Access to a proper pension fund is helping Colombian coffee growers save for retirement and transfer their legacy to the next generation.
Indonesia Arabica owes its velvety flavor profiles, in part, to unusual processes necessitated by the local environment.
Indonesian farmers use a ‘wet hulling’ process that’s so unique, it’s drawn the attention of coffee experts who want to share it with the world.
Ethiopia pours the traditions, culture, and history of coffee’s birthplace into every cup.
In Ethiopia, experts carefully integrate modern methods into traditional practices. A balance that must be as well-crafted as the coffee produced.
QUALITY & SUSTAINABILITY GO HAND IN HAND
VISIT NESPRESSOLaunched in 2003, the Nespresso AAA Sustainable Quality™ Program is a quality coffee sourcing program, designed and implemented specifically for Nespresso, in collaboration with the Rainforest Alliance. Through long-standing partnerships with farmers, coffee suppliers and cooperatives, with support from NGOs, the program has evolved considerably over time. Sustainable farm management is still at its heart, but today it also focuses on community and landscape resilience, and the wider systemic challenges the sector faces.
How Nespresso’s unique relationship with the Rainforest Alliance offers you quality coffee that helps improve the livelihood of coffee farmers and the environment.
Fairtrade International's perspective on the challenges facing the coffee industry and the joint sustainability initiatives that will help farmers build resilience and drive change.
Working through long-term partnerships is key to creating a positive impact on the environment and society. After all, together is better, right?