Climate Smart Coffee by Sprout

coffee farmers in Kenya with real-time weather information

You want coffee to be sustainably grown.

You want coffee farmers to be better off.

You want great coffee, each and every day.

Welcome to the Community

Climate Smart Coffee

Support producers and planet for a perfect cup!

Coffee is a difficult crop to manage, prone to pests and diseases that are increasingly harmful due to increased climate change and extreme weather events. More than 12.5 million smallholder farmers are impacted by climate change. Farmers can overcome this, but they need your help.

Climate Smart Coffee pays for climate insurance coverage and climate smart agricultural advice for farmers. 90% of every dollar goes directly to farmers for services and insurance. A contribution to Climate Smart Coffee is a contribution towards a more resilient future for coffee farmers, their families, you, and the planet.

Roasters displaying the Climate Smart Coffee label have contributed 5% more for the coffee they buy from farmers to make this happen.

Everyone Benefits:

Farmer Protection: Farmers Have Year-Round Climate Change Support
Planet: Planting Trees more birds and Less CO2
Quality Coffee: year after year

The Climate Smart Coffee Label

How the Program Works

Coffee farmers sign up to Climate Smart Coffee in their country, and Roasters commit to support with a 5% contribution. The in-country team at Climate Smart Coffee makes sure its climate tools are given to farmers and that the coffee is being grown sustainably. Committed coffee roasters access the verified sustainability data on the platform and promote the work by sharing information and labeling their roasted coffee.

Climate Protection Tools

Needed climate products are provided to coffee farmers to manage climate change risk.

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Climate Risks Assessed

Using Satellite Data and Machine Learning, changes in climate and the risk associated with it are analyzed and used.

Crop Insurance

Bespoke crop insurance is designed for smallholder coffee farmers, underwritten by insurance companies and bring to market.

Weather Alerts

Mobile messages direct to farmers advising on unexpected weather patterns and the agronomy tips to navigate the changes.

Coffee Roasters Supporting the Program

Highlighted Roaster

Exilior Coffee

Specialty Kenyan Coffee

Roasters that have contributed to Climate Smart Coffee can display the label at their shop, in their online store or on their bags.

Exilior helps support more than 200 farmers in a cooperative in Kenya, called Rui Ruiru. Through their support and purchase of Rui Ruiru green coffee these Kenyan farmers have insurance coverage protecting them in case of a climate incident, and advising to help them adapt to climate change and create sustainable farming practices.

Testimonial: “As a local roaster community is incredibly important to us, as is serving high quality coffee to our customers. Getting involved with Climate Smart Coffee shows our customers that we do both. We’re thrilled to be part of a program that’s doing good for so many people all at the same time.”