 | Certified Operator (Certification Applicant) | | | Kaffa Forest Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (KFCFCU) | | |
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| Place, Country | | | Addis Ababa - Bonga, Ethiopia | ||
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| Contact | | | kafaforestcoffee@ethionet.et | ||
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| Type of Operation | | | Union of wild coffee producing cooperatives | ||
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| Details on Operation | | | wild collection operation paying for certification: Original Food GmbH, GTZ | ||
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| Certified Products | | | Wild collected coffee | |  |
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| Certification Programme | | | IMO Social & FairTrade Certification | ||
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| Social Issues (Smallholder Groups) |
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| Chapter | | | Content of the IMO Social & FairTrade Programme | | Rating | | Norm |
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| 3.1.1a | Transparent Administration and Relation with Farmers FARMER GROUPS | 22 | 16 | ||||
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| 3.1.2 | Pricing and Producer Payments | 20 | 14 | ||||
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| 3.1.3 | Non-discrimination and Gender Aspects | 13 | 10 | ||||
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| 3.1.4 | Internal Control System | 16 | 24 | ||||
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| 3.2.1 | Child Labour and Young Workers | 13 | 16 | ||||
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| 3.2.2 | Working Conditions Producer Farms | 51 | 44 | ||||
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| 3.3.1 | Basic Labour Rights Group Staff | 32 | 32 | ||||
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| 3.3.2 | Employment Conditions Group Staff | 35 | 32 | ||||
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| Total Score Social Issues (Smallholder Groups) | 202 | ||||||
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| Minimum Points for Certification Social Issues (Smallholder Groups) | 188 | ||||||
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| Points Reached Last Year (Social Issues, Smallholder Groups): - | |||||||
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| FairTrade Issues |
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| Chapter | | | Content of the IMO Social & FairTrade Programme | | Rating | | Norm |
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| 4.2.1 | Trade Relations | 18 | 20 | ||||
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| 4.2.2 | Additional FairTrade Obligations Producer Groups | 30 | 28 | ||||
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| Total Score FairTrade Issues | 48 | ||||||
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| Minimum Points for Certification FairTrade Issues | 48 | ||||||
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| Points Reached Last Year (FairTrade Issues): - | |||||||
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| Environmental Issues |
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| Chapter | | | Content of the IMO Environmental Programme | | Rating | | Norm |
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| 3.4.1 | Internal Monitoring Environmental Aspects | 2 | 4 | ||||
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| 3.4.2 | Environmental Performance Producers | 16 | 20 | ||||
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| 3.4.3 | Environmental Performance Processing | 23 | 22 | ||||
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| Total Score Environmental Issues | 41 | ||||||
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| Minimum Points for Certification Environmental Issues | 41 | ||||||
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| Points Reached Last Year (Environmental Issues): - | |||||||
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| Social Impact |
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| Social Impact & Special Achievements | | | KFCFCU is a large Coffee Union with a number of different cooperatives in Ethiopia, where farmers are organized who collect wild-growing forest coffee. It has been the first wild collection project to obtain Fair for Life certification. The project has achieved a lot during the past years, and has meanwhile transparent production structures, including regular assemblies, transparent pricing and the establishment of a FairTrade Premium system. Original Food GmbH in Germany and Switzerland has been a long term trade partner and supporter of the Union. | ||||
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| Date of Certification |
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| First | | | 11.05.2007 | ||||
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| Last Update | | | 21.12.2009 | ||||
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