Strengthening Food Security through Regional Exchanges By Joseph Nkandu Executive Director NUCAFE P.O.BOX 34967, KAMPALA UGANDA Tel: Workshop organized by Eastern Africa Farmers Federation Entebbe, Uganda 13 th November 2010
Outline of presentation Brief profile of NUCAFE How we go about food security What has been done What is being done Our future plans
Brief profile of NUCAFE Coffee farmers profitably own their coffee along the value chain for Sustainable livelihoods and consumer satisfaction. Vision
NUCAFE Brief profile Continued Mission: To establish a sustainable system of profitable farmer owned and operated organization. Goals: Lobby and advocate for all coffee farmers for conducive policy and regulatory framework Provide services that enhance the productivity and profitability of coffee to farmers Strengthening farmer organizations in governance and management capacities Strengthening the institutional capacity of NUCAFE towards sustainability for better delivery of services Our Model: Farmer ownership Membership is 155 coffee farmer associations/coops
How we go about food security
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Coffee is food security Empowering farmers into value added stages of the coffee value chain
Graded coffee 1kg = 2,800/= Exporter Final coffee product 1kg = 60,000 – 250,000/= Super market Positioning farmers by Value upgrading Coffee flowers Each tree = 222/= Red coffee cherries 2kg = 600/= Kiboko 2kg = 1,600/= Green Coffee Berries Each tree = 333/= F.A.Q (kase) 1kg = 2,200/= Source: NUCAFE 2009 Exporter Small trader
Traders Farmers/ Farmer Groups Farmer Ownership Model Graphic representation Associations/ Cooperatives National Coffee Farmers Organization Government ministries Exporters Processors Roasters/supermarkets/ Consumers Bulking Extension & Business support services Processing & Marketing Association training Business training Service linkages Enabling environment Research institutions Information flow Financial Services Inputs Certification/ Standards Coffee is an entry point Performance pay Mind-set change Value Addition Mobilization, GAPs No buying coffee Facilitation Role Sustainability Donors Coffee Devt Fund Nurseries Sector regulator Extension services institutions Cooperative training Standards agency Academia Traders
Partnerships Research institutions Buyers of different categories for market linkages Input supplies Integrating programmes (gender 4 growth), agroforestry Membership to regional organizations Bank Government agencies, development partners.
Results Productivity enhancement by at least 20% Quality improvement by at least 30% Increase in income of farmers per kg of green coffee by at least 50%
Future plans Hungary Belgium Italy Japan Canada USA Popularize the farmer ownership model More value added coffee – Business plan
Coffee consumption Health reasons
Global Projections for the Diabetes Epidemic: (millions) WORLD 2003 = 189 million 2003 = 189 million 2025 = 324 million 2025 = 324 million Increase 72% % % % % % % % % % % % % % % Oceania South and Central America North America Europe Asia Africa Mid- East Why must we consume coffee and what is our strategy? Source: ASIC
Effect of Changing eating habits Modern society DIABETESDIABETES Consume coffee & control diabetes – health value Source: ASIC