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Sustainability-certified coffee assures

consumers of the product’s reliability.

Consumers are willing to accept

traceable certified coffee products to

support the sustainable development
of the coffee industry.

The Future of Coffee Farming Is Regen- In 2010, Nestlé launched the Nescafé Plan
erative program to address challenges concerning small-
scale coffee farmers’ yields, income, and quality of
Regenerative farming is a type of ecological life. In 2018, Nestlé collaborated with the German
agricultural practice that seeks to heal, rather than development organization Gesellschaft für Interna-
harm, the environment by restoring its resources and tionale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), as well as Philippine
sustainability. This type of farming emphasizes the government agencies and local groups, to implement
importance of soil health and an overall healthy eco- Project Coffee+.
system. By implementing regenerative practices such This project aimed to educate farmers in regen-
as cover cropping, composting, and no-till methods, erative agriculture and expand their operations by
farmers can increase organic matter in the soil, retain teaching them new techniques. According to the ar-
more water and nutrients in the soil, reduce evapo- ticle “Regenerative Agriculture Is Shifting Paradigms
ration from bare soils, and create better habitats for For Coffee Farmers In The Philippines” (National
beneficial insects. Geographic, 2023), participants in the project saw an
In coffee farming specifically, regenerative ag- average increase of 64 percent in their yields and 45
riculture helps restore biodiversity in plantations and percent in their incomes by 2021.
improve quality of life for both workers and their Farmers learn intercropping, a practice that im-
surrounding communities. It works to repair damaged proves soil biodiversity by growing vegetables alongside
ecosystems through crop rotation, mulching with their coffee plants. They also learn agroforestry, the
organic materials such as leaves or grass clippings, integration of trees with crops that helps protect the
composting food waste from nearby households or soil from erosion; cover cropping, a practice that makes
farms and planting nitrogen-fixing plants like legumes use of ground-crawling crops which hold the topsoil
to increase soil fertility. Through this process farmers together to help with soil nutrition; and composting. By
are able to produce higher-quality beans while also learning these practices, farmers can improve their
rejuvenating their local environments. land’s productivity and yield.

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