Japan: Launch of the first project under the Strengthening Partnerships with Small Scale Private Sector Producers (ELPS) Initiative

Press Release The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), UCC Ueshima Coffee Co., Ltd. (UCC), and Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni), has launched the "Sustainable Coffee Production Project" in Tanzania as the first project of the "Strengthening Collaboration between the Private Sector and Small Scale Producers (ELPS)" initiative. As part of this initiative, today, September 20th, we held a presentation on the "Sustainable Coffee Production Project" in collaboration with IFAD entitled "Aiming for a world where delicious coffee can be drunk even in 2050". 1. Background In recent years, while interest in the environment and human rights throughout the food supply chain has increased, the issue of imported agricultural products has also increased. One of the challenges with regard to agricultural commodities is the difficulty of grasping the actual situation at the production stage in developing ...