It Takes a Village to Make a Cup of Coffee

After oil, coffee is the second most highly traded good in the world. This means, your coffee travels many miles before it reaches your cup. Its journey begins in the hands of passionate farmers. They play a vital role in the coffee value chain and the economies of...

“If you want to go far, go together”

Michael Opitz is Managing Director of ICP’s implementing partner Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS). When he speaks about partnerships, he includes all ICP collaborations but specifically emphasizes the partnership with the farmers and their families themselves: “Each...

Sihen’s shift to urban agriculture

Growing plants has been Sihen Tsigie’s passion since childhood, when her older sister taught her about flowers. She enjoys seeing her neighbourhood in Gullele Sub-city in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, surrounded by greenery, so much so that Sihen has surrounded her...