BREEDCAFS is a collaborative research project and its consortium includes representatives from the different parties of the international coffee value chain:

Industry (including SME) is at the center of this project. Industry participation, involvement and implementation of specific activities dedicated to validation (on-farm experiments WP3), demonstration and validation (WP4), promotion and dissemination (WP5) will enable translation of the project results into marketable products. The work in WP1 and WP3 will
facilitate the exchange of knowledge and best practices between academia and industry, benefiting the development or optimization of project solutions. The platform dialogues in WP4 will be used not only to test solutions in real conditions, but will provide an excellent opportunity for companies to get in contact with farmers seeking solutions for a supply of coffee product with attributes of traceability, sustainability, and quality. Results generated in the project will be assessed in terms of IPR and whether necessary protection of the result is required.

The ample academic expertise allows the consortium to cover very different academic areas with very high standards, from fundamental research to technology transfer, e.g. genomics, ecophysiology, molecular physiology, agro forestry, data management, model design as well as economics, sociology, sustainable development, ethics, etc. This allows the consortium to cover science-related issues, but also issues related to international governance for coffee production and distribution, local development and ethics.

Third-country farmer will be associated with the project thanks to existing contacts of various partners.

These organizations will play an important role in connecting with farmers, policy makers and members of coffee professional organizations at the global level.