Case Study

As part of the JDE Common Grounds program, the Rainforest Alliance conducted research to identify the top risks in the Guatemalan coffee sector. In 2022, the following risks were identified: child labor, gender equality, climate smart agriculture. In Guatemala, lack of education and high levels of poverty can push children into working before the legal […]

Learn more about a collaboration between the Rainforest Alliance and CARE that aims to uplift women working in agriculture by addressing the root causes of gender inequality and facilitating greater access to resources and opportunities without excluding men.

As part of the JDE Common Grounds program, the Rainforest Alliance investigated the key risks present in Kenya’s coffee sector. Research shows that the following risks are present in Kenya’s coffee sector: integrated pest management, climate smart agriculture, and gender equality. Fluctuating precipitation and higher temperatures alter the flowering pattern of coffee berries, which in […]

For rural, isolated communities in Guatemala, natural capital is the people’s greatest wealth. Since 1997, the Rainforest Alliance has worked with community forestry concessions to strengthen their organizational and technical capacity to manage natural resources in ways that protect and restore forests while developing successful businesses which offer a diverse set of high-value products and […]

As part of the JDE Common Grounds program, the Rainforest Alliance investigated the key risks present in the Ethiopian coffee sector. According to the 2021 Ethiopia Origin Issue Assessment (OIA) the following risks are present in country’s coffee sector: climate smart agriculture, child labor, and harvest and post-harvest practices. Climate change negatively affects coffee farmers […]