Rapid Disk Assessment - Coffee Sector

This desk-based assessment reviews Yemen's coffee sector and earlier research into its value chain. It examines production, coffee quality, market access, coordination between market actors and the conditions needed to develop specialty coffee opportunities.

Main points from the report

• The assessment identifies low productivity and coffee quality as recurring constraints in earlier studies.
• It highlights gaps in the market information and quality guidance reaching farmers from other value-chain actors.
• It discusses water scarcity, limited fertile land and coordination problems that affect production and market development.

The report is dated 14 August 2019. Its findings summarize the evidence and conditions available at that time.

Source: Original report source