SPVO – Kinazi Living Income – Premium Pay the Sustainable Way

About this project

The "Kinazi Living Income – Premium Pay the Sustainable Way" project addresses income instability and sustainability challenges faced by smallholder coffee farmers in Kinazi, Rwanda. While coffee is an important source of income for over 1,050 households in the region, farmers often earn below a living income: facing declining yields, rising production costs, and vulnerability to climate change. In addition Rwanda's zoning policy has been repealed, which has made farmer loyalty and consistent supply more difficult to secure by washing stations.This project brings together Dutch specialty coffee roaster Wakuli, Rwandan processor BAHO Coffee, and the non-gouvernmental organisation (NGO) AidEnvironment to identify and test practical pathways toward achieving a living income for farmers. Phase A focuses on conducting a local impact assessment that combines pricing analysis, agronomic diagnostics, and social risk mapping, including gender, child labour, and working conditions.The project aims to develop an action plan that links multiannual, premium pricing contracts to the adoption of regenerative farming practices, such as compost use, soil and water conservation, and bio-inputs. Through this model, farmers benefit from both financial stability and improved productivity.By combining value chain innovation with on-the-ground sustainability practices, this partnership seeks to offer a scalable model for responsible business in the global coffee sector – proving that ethical sourc…

Published by

Netherlands Enterprise Agency · Government

Countries

Rwanda

Sectors

Responsible business conductIndustrial crops/export crops

Focus

Trade development · Also contributes

Funded by

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Implemented by

BAHO Coffee Company Ltd., Wakulimarket B.V., Stichting Aidenvironment

Accountable

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

Published by Netherlands Enterprise Agency to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 24 Jul 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27378529-SPVO25S101.

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