New regulations to streamline coffee farmer cooperativesCoffee farmers cooperatives are set to undergo massive reforms to deliver stakeholders better livelihoods, the Government has announced.According to the Ministry of Agriculture, plans are at an advanced stage to have all coffee farmers cooperatives governed in line with the new coffee sector regulations set to be tabled in parliament in two weeks. The announcement comes as farmers across the board have been abandoning coffee cultivation following the drastic fall in returns over the years. “The new industry regulations are based on the recommendations of the coffee reforms taskforce report. However, he said this is likely to change once the agencies concerned take seriously the implementation of key sector reforms also to be emphasized at length by the upcoming coffee stakeholders’ conference. However, Prof Sette noted that each country needed to tailor the solutions to their own unique challenges while ensuring that maximum benefits trickle down to growers.

Source: Standard Digital March 22, 2019 14:03 UTC