BASF East Africa Signs a Memorandum of Understanding with NORT Women In Coffee

BASF continues to affirm their commitment to women, by creating opportunities for economic growth. BASF has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with North of the Rift Women in Coffee (NORT), a Community-Based Organization that supports women in the region by encouraging them to take up coffee farming as an economic activity and promoting best practices in coffee industry. Through BASF, over 300 women coffee farmers will have access to training on good agricultural practices, product stewardship, crop and farmer safety, quality control and value addition. As part of the MOU, BASF will support NORT in the installation of a dry mill and a quality laboratory, enabling them to access premium prices in the international coffee market.