The 2026 Coffee Barometer delivers a 20-year retrospective exposing systemic industry flaws that keep producers vulnerable despite historic price highs. Marking a major shift from voluntary pledges to mandatory regulations like the EUDR, the report warns that a growing trend of corporate “greenhushing” risks undermining market transparency. It highlights that smallholders currently subsidize the sector through unpaid family labor and cannot bear the capital costs of compliance and traceability alone. Ultimately, the Barometer urges roasters, traders, and policymakers to structurally redesign global sourcing models to share value and risk equitably.
Region:
Luwero, Nakaseke, Kassanda, Mubende, Bukomansimbi, Kyotera, Omoro, and Nwoya
Target group:
Smallholder farmers, traders, state and non state actors, and processors
Key activities:
- Capacity building of smallholder coffee farmers in production practices and sustainable land use management.
- Establishing traceability system and facilitating access to sustainable financing
- Facilitate inclusive business partnerships between producer organizations and supply chain actors
- Promote multi-stakeholder cooperation
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