Kenya’s coffee sector in the COVID-19 context. Can producer agency be sustained?

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On 19 May, 2020, the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) hosted an online event to discuss an experience of promoting the agency of coffee growers as well as youth and women entrepreneurship in Kenya’s coffee sector, the implications of COVID-19 and some possible pathways to sustaining the progress made to date. The webinar, part of the 'Empowering Producers In Commercial agriculture’ (EPIC) project, share and debated experiences around a social enterprise that has been seeking to cause positive social and economic disruption within the coffee industry. This is a presentation given by Vava Angwenyi, of Vava Coffee. More details: https://www.iied.org/kenyas-coffee-sector-covid-19-context-can-producer-agency-be-sustained

“KENYA’S COFFEE SECTOR IN THE COVID-19 CONTEXT.
CAN PRODUCER AGENCY BE SUSTAINED?”

IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE COFFEE SUPPLY & VALUE CHAIN
- Producers
- Millers & marketing agents
- Logistics companies
- Traders - exporters/importers
- Coffee shop owners
- Roasters
- Consumers

Constraints
& Needs
Inputs &
Activities
Outputs Outcomes Impact
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