Leading F&B supplier ofi has released its 2023 impact report for Coffee LENS (Livelihoods, Empowerment, Nature at Scale), highlighting advancements in farmer livelihoods, coffee community development and 2030 climate action targets across several countries in the Americas and West Africa.Food Ingredients First sits down with Jeremy Dufour, head of Sustainability Execution, Coffee at ofi, to discuss the report’s findings and the “perennial challenges” posed by climate change, inflationary pressures driving up food production costs and economic hardship. These, he underscores, are making it increasingly difficult for coffee farmers to afford a decent standard of living.
