• €25 million has been invested by International Coffee Partners over 25 years.
• ICP comprises Delta Cafés, Franck, Joh. Johannson Kaffe, Lavazza, Löfbergs, NKG and Tchibo.
• 125,700 farming families have participated in ICP projects since 2001.
• 13 coffee-producing countries have hosted ICP projects, including Ethiopia.
• 2,700 farmer organizations have received support across ICP project regions.
• 45% of 2025 training participants were women, while 22% were young farmers.
• Falling yields, rising costs and climate pressures are increasing demand for long-term coffee-sector support.
Market Impact:
International Coffee Partners’ 25-year investment record shows how major family-owned coffee companies are using pre-competitive cooperation to strengthen supply resilience. For coffee-producing countries such as Ethiopia, the model links farmer productivity, climate adaptation and access to competitive markets.
The focus on farmer organizations and cooperatives is commercially important because it improves smallholder access to services and buyers. For Ethiopia’s coffee sector, such structures matter for quality consistency, market participation and rural income stability.
ICP’s work also reflects a wider risk in the global coffee supply chain. Falling yields, rising costs and climate uncertainty are making long-term investment in smallholder resilience a business requirement, not only a development issue.
Key Numbers:
€25 million — ICP investment over 25 years — long-term sector financing
25 years — ICP anniversary in 2026 — sustained coffee-sector engagement
125,700 families — farming families engaged since 2001 — farmer-level reach
13 countries — coffee-producing markets covered — geographic scope
2,700 organizations — farmer organizations supported — market-access infrastructure
45% — women among 2025 training participants — participation indicator
22% — young farmers among 2025 training participants — generational renewal signal
Business Signal:
ICP’s 25-year record signals that resilient coffee supply chains increasingly depend on farmer organizations, climate adaptation and long-term private-sector cooperation.