Choosing coffee over poppy - a public-private partnership (Myanmar)
Project completed
In Southern Shan State infrastructure, access to basic services and income opportunities are scarce. Poverty and malnutrition are omnipresent and out-migration is high. Building on a private-public partnership with Malongo, a French coffee company and Walter Matter SA, a Swiss logistics firm, SDC supports the Green Gold coffee cooperative and its 900 members to become a sustainable and business-oriented organisation.
Country/region | Topic | Period | Budget |
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Myanmar |
Employment & economic development Agriculture & food security
SME development
Agricultural co-operatives & farmers’ organisations |
01.06.2019
- 31.12.2023 |
CHF 546’250
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- Coffee production: Farmers have the capacity to produce certified quality organic coffee
- Governance: The cooperative’s governance system and communication flow assure a stable organisation with fair trade certification
- Administative systems and infrastructure: The cooperative has the necessary systems and infrastructure to compete with a sustainable business model in the international market
- Continued fair trade certification of the cooperative
- Trainings for governing and administrating a cooperative
- Operational dry mill, coffee roaster and warehouse trainings for organic coffee farming and subsequent organic certification of farmers
- 8.88 tons of coffee were harvested, processed and were exported to France
- The cooperative was successfully certified as fair trade
- Foreign private sector South/East
- UNODC and its donors Finland and Germany
- new SDC projects Social Infrastructure for Conflict Transformation and Peace Building and Skills for Local Economic Development (Skills-LED) in South Shan
- German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation (DGRV)
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Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation INDUSTRY
AGRICULTURE
Sub-Sector according to the OECD Developement Assistance Commitiee categorisation Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) development
Agricultural co-operatives
Cross-cutting topics Conflict reduction
The project also supports partner organisation improvements
Aid Type Core contribution
Project number 7F10265
Background | Finding alternative income sources for the estimated 300,000 opium farmers in Myanmar is a daunting task. In southern Shan State UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) has initated a coffee cooperative including producers from 53 villages and farming around 800 hectares of coffee. The coffee-producing area covers mixed-controlled and Ethnic Armed Organisations controlled lands in Hopong and Loilem townships. |
Objectives | To create conditions of autonomy for the Green Gold cooperative and its member farmers through sustainable business practices and business prospects. Moreover, the intervention will contribute to the trust-building efforts in these mixed and Ethnic Armed Organisation controlled areas of southern Shan State. |
Target groups | Green Gold cooperative, its over 900 members. its administrative board and executive staff. |
Medium-term outcomes |
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Results |
Expected results: Results from previous phases: Key results and insights from previous phases |
Directorate/federal office responsible |
SDC |
Credit area |
Development cooperation |
Project partners |
Contract partner Private sector |
Coordination with other projects and actors |
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Budget | Current phase Swiss budget CHF 546’250 Swiss disbursement to date CHF 532’347 Total project since first phase Budget inclusive project partner CHF 1’932’801 |
Project phases |
Phase 1 01.06.2019 - 31.12.2023 (Completed) |