Initiative for coffee & climate Enabling effective response

Building a sector initiative

Michael Opitz Belo Horizonte, 9th September 2013

What the farmers told us

Brazil

Trifinio

Vietnam

Tanzania

Climate change and supply chain risks

Resources

Yield

Costs of production

Quality

Income/Livelihood

Motivation

Farmer Processor Exporter Trader Roaster

Availability

Price

Blend

Reputation

c&c approach

I. Operational Planning

II. Risk Assessment

III. Identification of Solutions

IV. Implementation/ Farmer-centred

validation of identified solutions

V. Monitoring & Evaluation

VI. Re-evaluation &

systematisation

Re-evaluate strategy and tool utility

through experts!

Assess present + future climatic risks initially!

Define objectives, criteria, indicators

identify adaptive responses, generic +

local tools, prioritisation

Monitor progress, evaluate

effectiveness + generate case

studies!

Create awareness +adaptive capacity

through field & community work!

Risk assessment e.g. triangulation of sources

Determine the local climatic risks to coffee production to define a locally appropriate solution

Farmers

Local experts Scientists

Triangulation method

Risk assessment: triangulation results

Dak Lak

coffee wilt, phoma fungal disease, empty beans

landslides, infra-structure damage,

leaf rust

Dak Lak

lower pollination rate, higher evapotranspiration,

difficult coffee drying

rising temperature; pro-longed dry period; strong rains; poor soil cover

rising temperature, severe storms, longer rain periods

rising temperatures, irre-gular rain and dry peri-ods, falling ground water

Sul de Minas, Brazil

Trifinio, Central America

Dak Lak, Vietnam

Lack of water, decreasing rainfall, rising temperatures, long intense dry seasons

Flower abortion, leaf wilt, leaf drop, soil loss, unproductive trees

Mbeya, Tanzania

Adaptation strategies

Trif

inio

(no regret) measures:

• rust control, rust resistent varieties, cover crops, zoning

emergency response:

• risk analysis, protocols, early warning system

experiments with:

• Gypsum (for drier regions)

(no regret) measures:

• ground cover; more efficient irrigation

experiment with:

• centralized drying

• drip irrigation

collect data:

• metereological, groundwater, pests (cicadas)

Dak

Lak

Sul d

e M

inas

(no regret) measures:

• ground cover; water harvesting; erosion control; vigorous plantlets; windbreaks

innovations:

• gypsum

experiments with:

• mulch

• shade

(no regret) measures:

• Soil management, rainwater harvesting

experiment with:

• Different levels of mulch

• Shade management

collect data:

• Data visualisation (GPS)

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Gypsum application

Prioritisation of adaptation options

Development of annual balances with gradual climate effects - with opportunity cost for family labour -

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Alt.0:without project

Alt.1:mulching

Alt.2:with project (wp)

Alt.3:w.p. & gypsum

Alt.6:w.p. & irrigation

Alt.7wp & shade

c&c toolbox in operation

Farmers

Farmer Organizations (Extension)

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Research

Government Services (Extension)

Traders (Extension)

NGOs (Extension)

Peru Indonesia

Uganda

Honduras

• Scaling up: continuation and expansion of existing pilot projects

• Replication: satellite projects in new countries, regions , sub-regions (Honduras, Peru, Uganda, Indonesia, others tbd)

• Joint learning with partners; further toolbox enrichment

Dissemination

Building a Sector Alliance

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www.toolbox.coffeeandclimate.org