Nucafe business model farmer ownership model final
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This document discusses NUCAFE, an organization that facilitates farmer ownership along the coffee value chain in Uganda. It outlines NUCAFE's vision of farmers profitably owning their coffee business. It then describes NUCAFE's services, which include improving the policy environment, providing training to members, and facilitating farmer-owned businesses from seedlings to processing to retail. NUCAFE operates coffee nurseries, helps processing facilities, and established a coffee shop brand. The model has increased farmer incomes and social capital while operating sustainably along the entire value chain. NUCAFE has received several awards and recognition for its innovative inclusive business model of empowering smallholder coffee farmers.
Nucafe business model farmer ownership model final
- 1. Facilitating farmer business: The Farmer ownership model By Muwonge David Deputy Executive Director 2nd Africa Continental briefing, 13th July 2014, Nairobi Kenya Tel: +256 712 879061 Email: david.muwonge@nucafe.org, Skype: muwonge.david www.nucafe.org NUCAFE is a member of Eastern Africa farmers federation
- 2. NUCAFE OVERVIEW National Union of Coffee Agribusinesses and Farm Enterprises, was founded in 1995 Coffee farmers profitably own their coffee along the value chain for sustainable livelihoods customer satisfaction and societal transformation NUCAFE is a member of Eastern Africa farmers federation VISION
- 4. Coffee flowers 1 tree = US$ 0.11 Red cherries 1kg =US$ 0.40 Kiboko 1kg = US$ 0.60 F.A.Q (ungraded) 1kg = US$ 1.00 Green Berries 1kg = US$ 0.17 Graded AA coffee 1kg =US$ 2.00 Roasted beans 1kg =US$ 10.00 Roast and ground 1kg= US$ 30.00 1 cup =US$ 2.00 (80 cups =US$ 160.00) Source: Joseph Nkandu Consumer 1 tree= US$ 0.15 1kg= US$ 0.20 1kg= US$ 0.35 1kg= US$ 0.50 1kg= US$ 0.10 1kg= US$ 0.15 1kg= US$ 4.00 1kg= US$ 8.00 1 cup=$ 0.63 Coffee Value chain analysis and upgrading of smallholder farmers Prices in US$ Costs in US$ Fig.2.
- 5. Core Areas of Our Service Portfolio 1. Improving enabling business environment (Lobby & Advocacy) 2. Business and technical capacity building of members 3. Facilitating the farmer owned and operated business from research to consumption (entire value Chain) A member of Eastern Africa farmers federation
- 6. Improving Business Environment A member of Eastern Africa farmers federation Coffee farmers demanding for National Coffee policy in 2008 Uganda National Coffee policy launched in 2013
- 7. Business and technical capacity building of members Project based gender and youth sensitive field trainings on all aspects of the coffee value chain A member of Eastern Africa farmers federation Continuous Coffee Entrepreneur training through establishing Centre for coffee Agribusiness and Farmer Entrepreneurship Enhancement CAF Out scaling of the Model: -Zambia, Peru -Strategic partnership with Makerere University, Research and NUCAFE; for creating jobs through Hatching young Entrepreneurs. CURAD - Curriculum Review
- 8. Facilitating the farmer business Part of Uganda Coffee development Authority Board (UCDA) & coffee research institute (NaCoRRI) management committee 11 coffee nurseries capable of producing 1.1 million coffee and tree seedlings per year All nurseries operated on business partnership( Nursery operator, association, NUCAFE) A member of Eastern Africa farmers federation
- 9. Facilitating the farmer business A member of Eastern Africa farmers federation Increasing market linkage through outsourcing processing 2011 Focus on own processing factory establishment 2012 to date Farmer ownership model contribution from 2005 to 2011
- 10. Facilitating the farmer business In the membership Kabonera CFA made bankable Improved performance A member of Eastern Africa farmers federation Bukonzo joint Microfinance cooperative society growth along the value chain Microfinance at the centre Coffee marketing supported by member savings and external finance Training team
- 11. Facilitating the farmer business From outsourcing roasting and packaging equipment to our own A member of Eastern Africa farmers federation NUCAFE BRAND
- 12. Facilitating the farmer business Establishment of the high end state of the model coffee shop Impact areas: Keeping the farmers (1.72 million) agenda live Policy change Increase in farming household income by 30% Increased social capital for 165 farmer associations Operating along the entire value chain Diversified access to finance Environmental services through Agro forestry COFFFE SHOP
- 13. Lessons learnt Model implementation requires compassionate leadership, persistence and patience It makes farmers masters of their own destiny The model helps avoid conflict of interest It is an Inclusive business model that empowers smallholder farmers (eg. Bankability) It is key in creating sustainable rural businesses for inclusive development A member of Eastern Africa farmers federation
- 14. Recognition of the business model National Coffee quality in National taste of Harvest competition 2013 Continental; Africa farmer organisation of the year 2013 Income diversity award By AGRA A member of Eastern Africa farmers federation East Africa Best inclusive Agribusiness model of the year 2013 Global Model innovator (Joseph Nkandu) 2013 ASHOKA Fellow
- 15. A member of Eastern Africa farmers federation Thank You HAPPY FARMERS