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In Kigali, Rwanda, like in many other cities around the world many people are suffering from the consequences of COVID-19. That's why Sucafina, Rwacof and Kahawatu Foundation have come together to join the Government of Rwanda with its efforts to provide relief and avoid a hunger crisis among casual workers

The low market means big risk to the coffee industry. Low prices threaten farmers, especially smallholders. In response, Sucafina North America has created the Farmgate Initiative, allowing roasters to make additional cash payments directly to farmers to increase the farmgate price.

The 2019 Sucafina Prize of Excellence was awarded to Aurélien Epiney, a Master's in Commodity Trading student at the Geneva School of Economics and Management, for his thesis on hydroelectric power.

This International Coffee Day Sucafina is shining a spotlight on the hard work of the millions of smallholder coffee farmers around the world,  who depend on coffee as their main source of income.

Sucafina is pleased to announce a collaboration with farmer connect SA – a tech start-up building farm-to-consumer traceability solutions for enterprises based on the IBM Food Trust Platform.

Sucafina, the leading sustainable Farm to Roaster coffee company, and BNP Paribas are pleased to announce the renewal of their Sustainability-Linked Syndicated Borrowing Base Facility, first established in 2017. 

On May 23, TXF Limited hosted the 6th edition of its global commodity finance dinner in Amsterdam, a night during which clients, colleagues and market experts came together to celebrate the achievements of the industry. 

Sucafina announced today US$ 5 million in seed funding and working capital over the next 3 years to invest in alternative projects on agency banking, grain and banana production, as well as circular economy models for supplying goods and services to farmers living in proximity to the Group’s assets in East Africa.

Ugacof, Sucafina’s sister company in Uganda, has been named as 'Exporter of the Year' in the 2018 annual Presidential Exporters Awards held on March 7, 2019, at the Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala, Uganda.

Sucafina is pleased to announce today the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire MTC, a leading specialty coffee trader.