{"id":56369,"date":"2025-12-17T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koffietcacao.com\/?p=56369"},"modified":"2026-04-19T10:36:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:36:03","slug":"toekomstbestendige-koffie-solidaridad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koffietcacao.com\/en\/blog\/toekomstbestendige-koffie-solidaridad\/","title":{"rendered":"Future-proof coffee: how Solidaridad is working to build a strong coffee supply chain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

High prices, empty shelves and growing uncertainty in the market; the future of coffee is under pressure. Prices are rising, some supermarkets have temporarily had gaps on their shelves, and coffee farmers worldwide are seeing their harvests decline. At the same time, demand continues to grow. In the Netherlands, we drink over 30 million cups a day, whilst global consumption is rising every year. The question is, however, whether production can keep pace.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main cause is climate change. Heavy rain, prolonged droughts and sudden heatwaves are increasingly leading to crop failures. The amount of suitable farmland is also declining. For many farmers, this means uncertainty about their income and sometimes even the loss of their business. The result is that coffee is becoming scarcer and its quality is under pressure. This affects not only farmers and traders, but also coffee lovers worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How is Solidaridad working to ensure a sustainable future for coffee?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Solidaridad<\/a> is an international organisation working to promote sustainable agriculture and fair trade chains. In Asia, Africa and Latin America, the organisation supports coffee farmers in producing more sustainably and becoming economically stronger. It all starts with knowledge. Farmers receive training in soil management, the use of shade trees, more efficient water management and techniques to better adapt to extreme weather conditions. This climate-smart agriculture helps protect the harvest and ensures better quality and more stable yields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Melanie Mokken, a coffee expert at Solidaridad, it\u2019s all about the entire supply chain. Solidaridad trains farmers to grow crops in a more climate-resilient way so that their incomes rise and coffee production remains secure in the long term. She emphasises that a fair price is essential, as many small-scale farmers barely benefit from rising retail prices. That is why the organisation is calling on companies to take responsibility and invest in a living income for coffee farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In practice: how a farmer in Colombia is building a future<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For Maria Rosa Betancourt from Colombia, that support came just in time. Coffee has been grown on her family\u2019s plantation for generations, but the effects of climate change were becoming increasingly apparent. Heat and drought led to lower yields, and the coffee plants were struggling to recover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the help of Solidaridad, she introduced shade trees on her plantation. These trees protect the coffee bushes from extreme heat, improve the soil, retain water and sometimes bear fruit, providing an additional source of income. They also store CO\u2082, enabling farmers to generate carbon credits. For Maria Rosa, this meant greater stability for the next twenty years. The trees protect the crops, improve the revenue model and contribute to a better climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is precisely the strength of Solidaridad\u2019s approach. Thanks to targeted support, farmers who are vulnerable to climate change can become climate heroes who shape their own future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What can consumers and businesses do?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A sustainable future for coffee requires the commitment of everyone who works with or enjoys coffee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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