Real-World Change

    Impact & Stakeholders

    Measurable outcomes on soil, waste, and livelihoods — and the partners making it possible.

    Impact Metrics

    1240

    Farmers Reached

    340

    Tonnes Composted

    680

    Ha Under Circular Practice

    22%

    Average Income Increase

    Voices from the Field

    Testimonials

    "Since using the compost from our processing station, my yield has grown. I no longer need to buy expensive chemical fertilizer."

    B

    Birtukan Lemma

    Coffee Farmer, Kaffa Zone

    "The biogas system has changed how we process coffee. We save money on firewood and the smell from the pulp pond is gone."

    G

    Girma Tesfaye

    Cooperative Manager, Yirgacheffe

    Our Partners

    Collaborating institutions driving sustainable change.

    Field Presence

    Project Locations

    From Ethiopian coffee farms and processing stations to partner universities in Belgium — explore where CARES research happens.