PPP Initiatives and partner projects

Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung works intensively with private sector partners, primarily coffee roasters who want to contribute sustainable development within the coffee sector and want to link up with donor and governmental development organisations in this context. The foundation sees a focus of its work in bringing together private sector partners, public sector partners (donors) and both governmental and non-governmental organisations. We set up and run projects for these partners as Private Public Partnerships with the aim of benefitting coffee producers.

A few examples of such collaborations illustrate the approach:

Fortalecimento da Caficultura a Familiar- Força Café, Santo Antônio do Amparo, Brazil
This project, conducted in partnership with the Canadian roaster Tim Hortons and GTZ as well as the Brazilian Extension Service EMATER and other local organisations, aims at strengthening family business in coffee production. It is part of the roaster's long-term commitment to improving conditions for producer communities. Building upon the company's outstanding work within the Tim Hortons Children Foundation in Canada a special focus is put on the situation of children and youngsters in the project area.
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Promotion of Sustainable Robusta Production in Dak Lak province, Vietnam
The project, set up as a joint venture between Nestlé and Neumann Gruppe, has a focus on improving farmer productivity, reducing water usage and increasing fertilizer efficiency as key elements of sustainable coffee practices. It is one of several projects in Vietnam that provide input to the rolling-out process conducted in close cooperation with government authorties and supported by Kraft Foods, Nestlé and Sara Lee.
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Market Oriented Promotion of Certified Sustainable Cocoa, Ivory Coast
Upon initiative of Kraft Foods the objective of this project was to promote the sustainable production of cocoa and its certification by criteria of the Rainforest Alliance. It was RFA´s pioneer project in Africa and one of the first sustainable cocoa certifications worldwide. E.D.E. Consulting acted as project coordinator within this multi-stakeholder project, joining forces with Kraft Foods, USAID, GTZ, Armajaro and the Sustainable Tree Crop Programme (STP) as well as Anader, the national extenson service.
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Quality and Sustainability Improvement of Robusta Production and Trade in Gia Lai, Vietnam
This project is conducted in partnership with the Douwe Egberts Foundation of Sara Lee and the Coffee Support Network (CSN) as well as dedicated Vietnamese organisations including the Department for Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) and Café Control. Amongst other aspects it has contributed to further developing the Farmer Field Book. The work provided an improved basis for the design of a more user friendly software for effective data analysis at farmer level for training and monitoring purposes. The project also forms part of the rolling-out process in Vietnam.
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