Tanzania’s coffee farmers to receive renewed support
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The Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS) in Tanzania is refocusing its efforts to empower coffee farmers, address climate change, and create economic opportunities for rural youth.
The organisation will strengthen farmer cooperatives and help them cope with fluctuating environmental conditions and market challenges. HRNS is also expanding programs designed to benefit young people in coffee-growing regions, recognising that increasing coffee production alone isn’t enough to improve livelihoods.
HRNS measures success not by the number of projects it undertakes, but by lasting improvements in the lives of the smallholder farmers, young people, and communities it serves in Tanzania. The organisation believes sustainable change requires time, collaboration, and solutions tailored to local needs and conditions. Starting October 1, 2026, Michael Neumann will step down as Chairman of the HRNS Board of Trustees after more than 20 years of service. Dr.
Nina Smidt, CEO and spokesperson for the Siemens Stiftung, will take his place. Neumann founded HRNS with his family in 2005, and believes the organisation is now ready for the next generation of leadership. Smidt stated that the new phase will be measured not by leadership changes within the organisation, but by the results seen in the fields and in the lives of farmers.
HRNS aims to see farms more resilient to climate change, production costs stabilised, household incomes increased, and more opportunities for young people involved in coffee-related economic activities.
