Presentation by: Kambale Kisumba Kamungele at the : EMRC AgriBusiness Forum In: Kinshasa On: 24 March 2015

1. Regional Agricultural
Trade Integration :
Case of Coffee
Kambale Kisumba Kamungele
Ets. TSONGO KASEREKA
BP 95 Butembo, Nord-Kivu, DR CONGO
AFRICAN FINE COFFEE ASSOCIATION
(AFCA DRC Chapter)
ASSECCAF
(Association des Exportateurs du Cacao & Cafe de la RDC)
EMRC AGRIBUSINESS FORUM
Kinshasa, 24 mars 2015
by#
kamungele@gmail.com

2. COMMON AFRICAN "
AGRICULTURAL TRADE
CHALLENGES :
• Declining investment in agriculture
• Inadequate infrastructure
• High cost of fertilizers & High quality seeds
• Restricted access to credit (farmers & SME)
• Limited access to regional & international
markets
• Lack of conductive business policies &
business environments

3. NEED FOR MORE INTEGRATION"
• With regional trade integration institutions,
rules, and policies can be put in place to
facilitate trade between neighburing
countries and export to far away markets
• Another way of adressing regional
integration is to envision platforms/regional
associations/fori of exchanges focused on
increasing business
(National, Regional, International )
In order to tap into the the potential of the Agricultural Trade

4. COFFEE
• Important Commodity in the world economy (2nd Most Traded
after Oil)
• Exchange value USD16.5 billions ( 2010, 96.7 millions de sacs)
• Produced in 70 countries - Employs 26 millions people
• Source of important foreign exchange income for exporting
countries.
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caused(the((downfall(of(African(Coffee(Produc=on(to(the(Benefit(of(
Vietnam((((2nd(World(Coffee(Producer(aDer(Brazil)(
! According(to(the(ICO,(the(world(coffee(global(demand(at+((2.00%(
per(annun(=>(Opportunity(for(Africa(
! Africa’s(coffee(consump=on(is(to(increase(

5. AFRICA’S RESPONSE"
TO INCREASING GLOBAL "
COFFEE DEMAND
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• G.A.P.,#Improved#Produc/vity,#Access#to#Inputs##
• Access#to#Finance#(Farmers#&#SME)#
• Implementa/on#of#Conduc/ve#Policies#
• Local#Consump/on#Promo/on#
• Access#to#Markets#through#Cer/fica/on#Schemes#
• More#Regional#Integra/on#
##
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115/170(millions(bags(by((2020.(
(
i.e.(30/40(millions((deeded(addi=onal(
bags?(
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Africa(has(an(opportunity(

6. AFCA : "
AN EXAMPLE OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION
" Founded in 2000, AFCA is a regional non-profit, non-
political, member-driven association representing coffee
sectors in 11 member countries, namely (Burundi, DR
Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa,
Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbawe)
" Members include both private and public sector coffee
stakeholders including producers/farmers, exporters,
international importers, roasters, policy makers,
transporters, forwarders and trade representatives
(
www.africanfinecoffees.org

7. AFCA’S CORE ACTIVITIES
" International
Promotional Events
(AFCC&E)
" Trade Missions
" Market Linkages &
Business Relationships
(African Coffee Connection &
Coffee Clubs)
" Coffee Auction
(
" National Coffee
Competition
" African Taste of Harvest
(ToH)
" Capacity Building /
Training's
" National Barista
Championship
(
www.africanfinecoffees.org
TRADE & MARKET EXPANSION PRODUCT & QUALITY ENHANCEMNET

8. CONCLUSION:
" Regional integration is essential for Africa to develop its
Agricultural potential and turn it into a wealth creation
component for its population
" The African Fine Coffee Association has been a success
story in linking regional coffee producers to international
consumers through its different activities and programs
" More initiatives like AFCA are needed in order to turn
Agriculture into a driving force for Africa’s Economy
www.africanfinecoffees.org

9. THANK YOU
Kambale Kisumba Kamungele
Ets. TSONGO KASEREKA
BP 95 Butembo, Nord-Kivu
+243.85.6465658, kamungele@gmail.com
AFRICAN FINE COFFEE ASSOCIATION
(AFCA DRC Chapter)
Association des Exportateurs du Cacao & Café de la RDC
(ASSECCAF)
www.africanfinecoffees.org