Strategies & Activities

Our initiatives to end hunger in the coffeelands

Strategies

All activities that Food 4 Farmers engages in fall under 3 main strategies: home food production, livelihood diversification, and capacity building for farming communities.

Home Food Production

We work with families to produce their own food to eat. Home gardens, fruit trees, and beekeeping apiaries provide fresh, nutritious food and introduce new foods to families’ diet.

Livelihood Diversification

We connect coffee farmers with opportunities to diversify their income by selling excess produce from their gardens, honey from their apiaries, and other value-added goods.

Capacity
Building

We work closely with coffee co-op staff and local program promoters to provide professional development and leadership training, especially for women and youth, to ensure long-term success.

Activities

Our three main strategies encompass a range of complementary activities, working together to effectively address hunger in coffee-farming communities.

Home Gardens

We help coffee farmers create home gardens to grow fresh, nutritious food, improving diets, reducing food insecurity, and lowering household expenses

School Gardens

We partner with local schools to establish gardens that provide fresh, healthy food, teach practical farming skills, and promote nutrition among students and their communities.

Production of Basic Grains

We help coffee farmers grow staple grains like corn and beans to enhance food security and reduce reliance on purchased food.

Agroforestry

We help coffee farmers integrate fruit and pollinator trees on their land, improving soil health, diversifying their incomes, and promoting environmental sustainability.

Backyard Animals

We help coffee-farming families raise backyard animals like chickens and goats to improve nutrition and provide additional income opportunities.

Beekeeping

We help coffee farmers develop beekeeping operations to improve crop pollination, create additional sources of income, and enhance household nutrition.

Training of Program Implementers

We provide training for local program implementers, equipping them with the tools, knowledge, and resources to lead sustainable food security initiatives in their communities into the future.

Seed Saving

We support coffee-farming families in seed saving to preserve biodiversity, reduce costs, and ensure a sustainable supply of crops for future planting.

Farmers Markets

We help coffee-farming families establish local farmers markets, creating opportunities to sell surplus garden produce within their communities, improving incomes and access to fresh food.