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 |