Written question asked by Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 3 May 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 9 May 2023. It was answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan (Conservative) on Monday, 15 May 2023 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Developing Countries: Coffee

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support he is providing to help coffee farmers in the Global South shift to methods of production which are sustainable and resilient to climate-induced shocks.

Answer: The UK is delivering programmes to help farmers in the most climate vulnerable countries adapt and build resilience to climate change. For example, the UK-funded Partnerships for Forests programme supports coffee farmers in East Africa to adopt sustainable, climate-resilient practices beneficial for people, climate and nature. The Commercial Agriculture for Smallholder and Agribusiness (CASA) programme enables some 15,000 smallholder farmers in Tanzania to access markets for sustainably grown coffee. With UK support, the global agriculture research organisation CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research) is developing technologies and tools to help farmers deal with climate change impacts on coffee. The UK's Just Rural Transition programme helps developing countries to take policy measures designed to enable farmers and rural communities to adopt sustainable agricultural practices.

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