Impact & Stakeholders
Measurable outcomes on soil, waste, and livelihoods — and the partners making it possible.
Impact Metrics
Farmers Reached
Tonnes Composted
Ha Under Circular Practice
Average Income Increase
Cultivating Community & Equitable Growth1
Women''s Economic Empowerment & Cooperativess
Integrating women into leadership roles within local cooperatives and ensuring equitable access to new bio-product revenue streams.
Green Job Creation & Skill Diversification
Training youth and farmers in biorefinery operations, composting, and advanced processing techniques to build a resilient workforce.
Maximizing Revenue Per Coffee Tree
Transforming what was once considered waste into valuable secondary products, directly increasing net farm income.
Fostering Inclusive Stakeholder Partnerships
Building strong collaborations between universities, local government, cooperatives, and commercial partners to sustain the circular model.
Testimonials
"Since using the compost from our processing station, my yield has grown. I no longer need to buy expensive chemical fertilizer."
Birtukan Lemma
Coffee Farmer, Kaffa Zone
"The biogas system has changed how we process coffee. We save money on firewood and the smell from the pulp pond is gone."
Girma Tesfaye
Cooperative Manager, Yirgacheffe
Our Partners
Collaborating institutions driving sustainable change.
Project Locations
From Ethiopian coffee farms and processing stations to partner universities in Belgium — explore where CARES research happens.