Overview coffee sector

27. November 2025

'Beyond Price: Strategies for a Sustainable Income for Producers' - Conference held in Peru

The conference 'Beyond Price: Strategies for a Sustainable Income for Producers' was held on 27 November in Lima, organised by the German Development Cooperation, the NGO Rikolto and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). This event marked the launch of the Coffee Symposium activities within the framework of Expocafé 2025 in Peru, the country’s largest national trade fair for the sector.

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17. October 2025

Project on Living Income presented during the 140th Annual Meeting of the International Coffee Council of the ICO in Honduras

At the 140th Annual Meeting of the International Coffee Council (ICO), held from October 13 to 17, 2025 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, the Project on Living Income for the Coffee Sector in Honduras and Peru was presented.

19. September 2025

First workshop in Pichanaki (Peru): working agenda for the sustainability of coffee beyond prices

With the workshop held in Pichanaki as part of the activities of the Retailers Working Group on Living Income in the coffee sector, the foundation was laid for establishing sustainable and responsible coffee production in Peru’s central region of Junín.

31. August 2025

Stronger Together: Turning Commitment into Collective Action in Honduras and Peru

Peru and Honduras are key coffee export countries for the German retail market and were chosen as the starting point for a pilot project on living incomes of the German Retailers Working Group.

31. July 2025

Towards Living Incomes in Coffee Supply Chains: New Retailer Initiative starts project implementation

The German Retailers Working Group launched a joint project on living incomes to strengthen the livelihoods of smallholder coffee farmers in Honduras and Peru.