P04 — Specialty Coffee Bamiléké

Value Chain

Specialty Coffee

Région

West — Bamiléké Highlands (Bafoussam, Mbouda)

Budget total

58 000 000 FCFA

Duration

36 mois (2024–2027)

Bailleur

CDE / USAID Feed the Future

Beneficiaries

240 coffee farmers

SCA 82,4

score achieved

on the micro-origin lot from Bafoussam at 1,800 m altitude

240 producteurs

trained

in quality post-harvest practices

4 roasters

partenaires

in Europe for specialty export

Project description

Programme for valorising high-altitude Arabica coffee from the Bamiléké Highlands, aiming for SCA 82+ on the best micro-lots, structuring the quality post-harvest process (central washing station) and positioning Bamiléké coffee on European and Asian specialty markets.

Objectives

✓ Build a central wet mill with 50 t/season capacity
✓ Train 240 producers in cherry sorting and quality protocols
✓ Achieve an average SCA score of 82+ on the 3 best micro-lots
✓ Obtain Origin certification and position 10 t in specialty from the 2025 harvest
✓ Conclude partnerships with 4 European specialty roasters

Phasage & Progress

Lot evaluation, reference cupping, orchard mapping

Construction of washing station, acquisition of pulpers and drying tables

Cherry sorting training, fermentation protocols, controlled drying

Cupping competitions, specialty trade shows, export contract negotiation

Organisation empowerment, internal SCA cupping set-up