CARES
Circular Coffee Economy
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Waste → Value
CARES drives a waste-to-value transformation in Ethiopia's coffee sector — closing the circular loop for smallholder farmers, cooperatives, and the environment.
Research Pillars
Specialty Coffee
Premium Valorization methods like Anaerobic Fermentation and Artisanal Coffee Wine.
Agro-Energy & Earth Care
Transforming coffee waste into Sustainable Bioenergy (Biogas) and Regenerative Biocompost.
Bio-Extracted Innovation
Developing Botanical Pesticides and High-Value Cosmetics from coffee cherry natural defenses.
Impact at a Glance
Farmers Reached
Tonnes Composted
Ha Under Circular Practice
Average Income Increase
Latest Updates
Field visits to Sidama/Yirgacheffe coffee cooperatives
Sidama/Yirgacheffe Field visit by Ethiopian Team to assess socioeconomic outcomes.
Annual project consortium meeting with Belgium team
Annual review of progress across all three research pillars.
CARES Website Launch at Addis Ababa Univeristy, Ethiopia
We cordially invite you to our CARES Website launch at the College of Technology and Built Environment, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Meet Our Core Researchers
A quick look at our multidisciplinary team. Tap any profile to explore the full team page.
Dr. Luis Diaz Allegue
Principal Investigator
CARES PROMOTER, Bioscience Engineering, UAntwerpen, Belgium
Dr. Anuradha S Jabasingh
Principal Investigator
CARES PROMOTER, Chemical and Bioengineering, Addis Ababa University-CTBE, Ethiopia
Dr. Shimelis Kebede
Co-Investigator
Co-Promoter, Chemical and Bioengineering, Addis Ababa University-CTBE, Ethiopia
Our Partners
Collaborating institutions driving sustainable change.
Join the Circular Economy
Whether you're a researcher, farmer, policy maker, or development professional — there's a role for you in this story.