About ACRN

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

1Angola
2Benin
3Burundi
4Cameroon
5Democratic Republic of Congo
6Côte d’Ivoire
7Ethiopia
8Gabon
9Ghana
10Guinea
11Kenya
12Madagascar
13Malawi
14Nigeria
15Rwanda
16Sierra Leone
17Tanzania
18Togo
19Uganda
20Zambia
21Zimbabwe

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 développementFrance
4) NestleCocody Danga, AbidjanCôte d’Ivoire
5) Central Coffee Research Institute (CCRI)57 177, Chikmagalur District, Karnataka, India