UNODC; Sustainable livelihoods and forest governance, phase 3

Description What is done in the programme or project and why, what results are pursued, who benefits from the activities and who are involved in the implementation.

Finland has supported UNODC’s alternative development project since 2016. The first phase covered the years 2016-2018, and the second phase will end in December 2022. The project develops the capacity of smallholder farmers to cultivate legal products, such as coffee or tea, and supports the capacity of the coffee producer cooperative Green Gold cooperative to export coffee to the European market. A coffee cooperative established by farmers has concluded a five-year sales contract with a French coffee firm. The next step is to ensure the financial sustainability of the results already achieved in the project portfolio in the midst of the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic and the coup.