USAID will join Nespresso's lineup to assist coffee farmers in South Sudan

Sudan

The Republic of Sudan is a country located in northeast Africa and on the west coast of the Red Sea. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, Libya, Chad and the Central African Republic to the west, South Sudan to the south and Ethiopia and Eritrea to the east. The northeast is bordered by the Red Sea, with a coastline of about 720 kilometers, making it the third largest country in Africa and the 16th largest country in the world. Sudan has been named "the most unstable country in the world" by the failed States Index, blaming the junta's autocratic rule over the war in Darfur. The economy of Sudan is based on agriculture and animal husbandry, and the most important agricultural area in the country is the "peninsula" Gezira) between the White and Blue Nile, which extends from Khartoum to Khartoum, with less heavy industry. On July 9, 2011, South Sudan officially declared its independence. In April 2012, Sudan declared war on South Sudan and vowed to seize oil towns.

The civil war almost destroyed coffee production.

Two decades of disastrous civil war in southern Sudan has claimed millions of lives and caused untold damage to rural areas, including the coffee industry.

Robbins coffee is now grown in the south as in the past, while Arabica coffee, which used to be wild, is grown in the north and east of the country.

Historically, Arabs shipped black people from southern Sudan to Arabia as slaves, and slaves took coffee beans with them to satisfy their hunger. It is said that these coffee beans were introduced into Yemen as a result. It was these unfortunate Sudanese slaves who first began to grow coffee, making it a widely cultivated and widely traded agricultural product in the world today.

At present, the coffee industry in Sudan is on the verge of danger, with only a very small amount of coffee exported.

China Agency for International Development will join Nespresso and TechnoServe to assist coffee growers in South Sudan

3.18 million US dollars investment will accelerate the development of coffee market in South Sudan

Nespresso and TechnoServe, a development non-profit organization, are pleased to announce a new partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (United States Agency for International Development, USAID) to intensify efforts to rebuild the coffee industry and improve the living standards of coffee farmers in this new country of South Sudan. USAID will invest $3.18 million over three years in the project, which has helped revive South Sudan's coffee industry, diversify its export markets and increase household incomes for smaller coffee growers.