Global Coffee Platform (GCP) Unveils RegenCoffee Framework Aimed At Transitioning To Regenerative Agriculture – CoffeeTalk

The Global Coffee Platform (GCP) has produced the GCP RegenCoffee Guidance, a six-month collaborative effort with contributions from across the coffee value chain. This publication offers a framework on regenerative agriculture, a holistic, outcome-focused approach to sustainable coffee farming that emphasizes improving and restoring resources and services by nature to achieve improved profitability and resilience of coffee farming systems. The guidance is adaptable to local farming contexts, offering benefits for farmers, ecosystems, and ultimately the long-term supply of coffee.

The GCP created RegenCoffee to unify and scale sector efforts that support farmers facing climate extremes, ecosystem degradation, and ongoing threats to their livelihoods. Transitioning to regenerative agriculture is essential not only for the planet’s ecosystems and global food security but also for the economic sustainability of farming communities. The GCP RegenCoffee Guidance is farmer-centric by design, taking a specific focus on key agricultural resources – soil, water, and biodiversity – to enhance farmer livelihoods and long-term productivity while building resilience against climate change risks and nature loss.

Jeremy Lefroy, Chair of GCP’s Technical Committee, appreciates the valuable contributions from around the coffee world, which enabled them to develop a common language grounded in existing frameworks, farmers’ personal experiences, and years of work on regenerative agriculture at global and local levels. The outcome is guidance for stakeholders across the sector so they can continue or begin the necessary steps for a transition to a regenerative coffee sector – one that is consistent, informed, and aligned.

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