The African Coffee Research Network (ACRN) is a network of coffee research for the African coffee producing countries. It was established in 1993 by the member countries of IACO, following their necessity to maintain close co-operation in all areas affecting their vital interests as coffee producers and particularly in the field of research. ACRN is a technical branch of IACO for research.
Goal
Revitalize and improve research in order to enhance the productivity and quality of African coffee.
Key missions
- Promoting cooperation and exchange of scientific information and technologies among members;
- Encouraging common research objectives to address constraints of African coffee production
- Establishing collaboration with national and international institutes and coffee research organizations;
- Raising funds to support the African coffee research
Members
1 | Angola |
2 | Benin |
3 | Burundi |
4 | Cameroon |
5 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
6 | Côte d’Ivoire |
7 | Ethiopia |
8 | Gabon |
9 | Ghana |
10 | Guinea |
11 | Kenya |
12 | Madagascar |
13 | Malawi |
14 | Nigeria |
15 | Rwanda |
16 | Sierra Leone |
17 | Tanzania |
18 | Togo |
19 | Uganda |
20 | Zambia |
21 | Zimbabwe |
Associate Members
1) Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD) | Avenue Agropolis, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France |
2) Centro de Investigação das Ferrugens do Cafeeiro (CIFC) | Estação Agronómica 2780, Oeiras, Portugal |
3) Institut de Recherche et du développement | France |
4) Nestle | Cocody Danga, AbidjanCôte d’Ivoire |
5) Central Coffee Research Institute (CCRI) | 57 177, Chikmagalur District, Karnataka, India |