Lecture Description
Sustainability commitments may look straightforward on paper, but delivering real and measurable results is where the real work begins. In this session, we intend to bring together practitioners who get their hands dirty in Indonesia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Peru to show how multi-stakeholder partnerships are contributing to closing living income gaps for smallholder coffee farmers through improved productivity, quality, diversified incomes, and access to affordable finance, particularly in complex sourcing contexts. Get a set of tried-and-tested solutions from a cross-continental public-private collaboration involving JDE Peet’s.
What you will hear:
Recognising and enhancing value created by farmers: Farmers adopting climate-smart practices are boosting yields, improving quality, and diversifying income. Professionalization and strong cooperatives help farmers comply with regulations, adopt traceability systems, and capture additional value, such as carbon credits. The panel will also discuss the use of practical tools that make non-financial value, such as environmental stewardship, visible and transferable for sustainability teams, so that these contributions can be recognised and rewarded along the value chain.
Shared responsibility, reduced risks: Farmers better equipped to handle climate and market shocks become anchors for resilient coffee supply. Co-investments between companies, NGOs, and public institutions show how shared responsibility can secure fairer and more stable coffee chains even in high-risk contexts such as the DRC.
Public-private partnerships that accelerate change: Coordinated efforts across farmers, companies, NGOs, and public institutions help reduce risks, align investments, and scale impact. The Cajamarca Coffee Multi-Stakeholder Platform in Peru shows how collaboration and pooled investments can transform the entire value chain while keeping local communities at the center.
Date: Friday, June 26, 2026
Time: 16:15 - 17:15
Location: Room 1122
Category: Sustainability
Access: This lecture is free to attend with a World of Coffee entry badge. Register to attend World of Coffee here.
Please note that lecture sessions are open on a first-come, first-served basis. Early arrival is highly recommended to secure your seat.
Speakers
Abdulahi Aliyu, Global Director Cocoa and Coffee at Rikolto.
Abdulahi brings over two decades of experience in inclusive value chain development and public-private partnerships across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. In this panel, he will share how Rikolto facilitates partnerships that improve value distribution, farmer professionalisation, and resilience, and how impact is measured beyond compliance.
Nadia Hoarau Mwaura, Sustainability Director at JDE Peet’s.
Representing a global coffee company actively operationalising sustainability and equitable sourcing commitments, this speaker will share the buyer perspective on sourcing decisions, risk management, co-investment with partners, and the practical implications of inclusive purchasing practices.
Andrés Montenegro, Sustainability Director at SCA.
Having championed social, economic, and environmental initiatives in the coffee sector throughout Latin America, Andrés Montenegro is currently leading the Sustainable Coffee Agenda at the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA). He will share how the inclusive purchasing practices discussed align with the “equital value distribution” paper of SCA.
Kyalire Kamboyera, Project Coordinator for PASA – North Kivu project and staff of the Ministry of Agriculture in DRC.
As a civil servant of the Congolese government and coordinator of a North Kivu Agriculture Sector Support project, which co-funds the interventions with JDE Peet’s, Kyalire will talk about how the policy environment enables access to stable markets and economic growth for coffee producers in the province of North Kivu.