As demand for fresh and quality coffee grows, Agribusiness Initiative (aBi) Trust has funded Africa Coffee Academy (ACA) to train service providers on how to meet high consumer standards. The training will centre on quality management systems and sanitary, and phytosanitary standards (SPS).
Dick Robert Wadada, the technical director ACA, says the training will help coffee players to tap into a wider market. In the two-year project, trainees are expected to have introductory classes on world coffee situation, coffee marketing, international quality requirements, quality assurance systems and use of computers, with level-1 practical on coffee quality evaluation.
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