SHF land in R&R need
‘000 hectares
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Brazil is the world’s largest coffee producer
Coffee land
‘000 hectares
1,998
Production share
Global & region
1st in world
Production
‘000 tons
2,804
Varieties
Arabica-Robusta
~90% Arabica
~10% Robusta
20% of total land is in need of R&R
‘000 hectares
There is not a significant case for renovation since trees are relatively young. Rehabilitation need is driven by suboptimal practices and climate change.
+30%
Low potential uplift given the moderate SHF production
<5%
Total national supply could increase ~1-3% if R&R and GAP is implemented on all SHF land in need of R&R2
Notes:
(1) Average yield is calculated as the total SHF production divided by the total SHF land. The potential yield improvement is estimated by GCP and Technoserve, Economic Viability of Coffee Farming, 2017.
(2) Rounded to the nearest 5%, estimate assumes that R&R and GAP increase yields with 30%, and the range reflects a 25-100% R&R success rate Source: FAO Statistics database; ICO statistics; GCP and Technoserve, Economic Viability of Coffee Farming, 2017; USDA, Annual Coffee Report, 2017; ACOB, Producer Training Project, 2017; Sustainable Coffee Program, Brazil: a business case for the production of sustainable coffee, 2014; Ministerio da Agricultura, Pecuaria e Abasteciemento, Public policies and the financing of coffee production in Brazil (Presentation for the ICO), 2010; Dalberg Interview.
Highest number and share of large farms
National production is split between SHFs and large and medium farmers.
Brazil has the highest number and share of largeand medium farmers in the world. Most of the SHFsare organized into cooperatives or have links to markets through traders.
# SHFs
‘000
270
1.5% of global SHFs
# SHF land
‘000 hectares
1,360
(~70% of national land) – average farm size ~5 hectares
# SHF production
‘000 hectares
1,400
(~50% of national production)
Assessment of SHF orgs.
Brazil has powerful coops though they are notdedicated solely to SHFs: ~10% of SHFs are linked to coops.
Links to market
Many SHFs are linked to the market through traders.
Past R&R programs mostly focused on climate change mitigation and rehabilitation.
HRNS - Coffee and Climate
2010-2019
HRNS provides TA to SHF to adapt to climate change. The program targets several countries, including Brazil.
ACOB - Producer Training Program
2014-2017
ACOB trained 2705 coffee SHF on climate-suitable practices, including GAP and rehabilitation practices.
There is a lot of work to be done to ensure the long-term supply of coffee from countries where the crop has long shaped the social and economic fabric. Learning to extend the life of their trees and improve yields helps farmers stabilize annual production and in turn, income, while the rest of the world benefits from a steady supply of quality coffee. Continue on to learn more about the immediate attention and action that is required to make this a reality.