Multinational - Capacity Building of The IACO

This project has been formulated and designed to address Inter-African Coffee Organization (IACO)'s constraints, and it is consistent with organization member Country Government development strategies of poverty reduction and agricultural diversification. It is also in line with Bank Group’s strategy for Agriculture and Rural development in its RMCs. Building the capacity of IACO and its affiliated Coffee Regulatory and Supervisory institutions in quality assurance and marketing and promotion, will strengthen the organization and its member countries to undertake activities that will increase the market share of coffee internationally and domestically. The project has three components: (i) Coffee quality improvement, (ii) Coffee Marketing and Promotion and (iii) Project coordination. The multinational approach will contribute to regional cooperation and build cooperation among coffee producing countries. The project will also lay the foundation for follow up investments in the industry.