“I want to see Ghanaian hills drowning in coffee in the next ten years. We need to make coffee production profitable,” John Nana Addo Francois, Founder, Asili Coffee

ITC is supporting coffee growers and processors in West Africa, helping them reach new markets and grow their operations. If you check your local coffee shop’s menu, it’s unlikely that you’ll see Ghana as a featured origin. While other African countries like Ethiopia and Kenya have achieved a high status in the world of specialty […]

“Income from farming has helped me send my children to school. Right now, they are also helping grow the farm,” Evangeline Novela, Owner, Novela Farm

Growing Prosperity: Turning Sustainable Agriculture into Sustainable Profits in the Philippines In the southern Philippines, Evangeline Novela is transforming her life as she makes a positive change in her community through cacao farming. As a smallholder farmer and widow, she is the sole provider for her household of five, including a family member who requires […]

“I had this idea that I wanted to make locally sourced, Jamaican ice cream, just a small operation. Now, here we are over 90 flavours later, a full-fledged business that can support our community,” Larry Gardiner, Founder, Baby Love CG Foods, Jamaica

Larry Gardiner launched a vegan coconut ice cream line in Jamaica that is healthy, boasts Caribbean flavours and uses sustainably sourced ingredients from local farmer communities. Read how a successful businessman, who returned from the United States to his home country of Jamaica and managed to scale up his business, adds value to his production, […]