USAID & the Coffee Sector: Creating Shared Value for Companies, Smallholders | Melissa Schweisguth | Re:co 2021

Melissa Schweisguth shares examples of the work done by United States Agency for International Development in the coffee sector.

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Re:co (Regarding: coffee) is a unique event designed for high-level discussion, leading innovation and strategy development for those passionate and influential in the world of specialty coffee. Understanding Specialty Coffee’s Value, the second session of Re:co 2021, was supported by Savor Brands.

About the Speaker

Melissa Schweisguth
Market Systems Specialist, United States Agency for International Development

Melissa provides technical expertise, services (e.g., research, analyses) and capacity building on inclusive market systems design, implementation, and integrating market systems approaches into programming. She has 16+ years of experience across implementation (analysis, design, implementation, evaluation), chocolate and food companies, corporate sustainability, ethical trade and research in Sub-Saharan Africa, SE Asia, LAC and ECCA.

About this Session: Understanding Specialty Coffee’s Value

Once we understand what we value and how we assess it, it’s time to focus on how that value gets distributed both across the value chain and within companies. In this session, we’ll introduce new business models, explore the impact of collaboration, and trace all the different ways we can better build—and share—value along the chain.

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