International Trade Centre (ITC)

Solidaridad International Civil Society Organization

Coffee, tea, spices and avocado

Result 1: October 2018 - December 2022

Result 2: April 2020 - December 2023

EUR 3.68 million

1. Enhanced awareness on sector enablers through market analysis and research
2. Improved access and compliance with voluntary sustainability standards

• Relevant government ministries, departments and agencies)
• Private sector apex bodies
• SMEs, farmers and cooperatives in the priority value chains
• Other key stakeholders in the coffee, tea, avocado and spices subsector
• Universities and Research institutions

• Market analysis and research
• Five studies on sector trade barriers conducted for priority products
• 1511 stakeholders trained on market analysis and intelligence tools
• 302 SMEs trained on EU market requirements, demand, and market opportunities
• 30 SMEs supported to develop business export strategies

 Voluntary Sustainability Standards

• 18 buyers supported to source sustainably produced tea, coffee and avocado
• 8,964 value chain actors implementing, VSSs in line with international market requirements
• 659 metric tons of certified tea, coffee and avocado produced by targeted farmers in Tanzania
• Governance structures of 26 farmer associations, cooperatives and tea factories strengthened
• Fifteen extension staff and local independent auditors trained to carry out voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) certification
• 44 cooperatives and tea factories supported to comply with VSS through premiums, better prices, good governance, improved productivity, product quality

Ms Amina Shabaan
Ministry of Finance and Planning

ITC (Result 1): Mr Safari Fungo, Arusha

Solidaridad (Result 2): Ms Mary Mkonyi, Arusha