Our partnerships
Farm Africa x The London Coffee Festival
Farm Africa is delighted to be the official charity partner of the London Coffee Festival which takes place from
14 to 17 May 2026 at the Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London.
Together, Farm Africa and the London Coffee Festival are connecting coffee lovers with the farmers behind every cup, showing how great coffee begins with sustainable coffee production and thriving communities.
Every cup of coffee starts with a farmer. But despite coffee’s profit-making potential, many coffee farmers live in poverty.
Across eastern Africa, Farm Africa works with farmers to realise the potential of the lucrative coffee bean using climate-friendly farming practices that don’t cost the Earth.
Visit Farm Africa at The London Coffee Festival
Get your Festival tote – and support farmers
Head to the bag counter near the Brick Lane entrance, on the edge of Hyde Park, to pick up your iconic London Coffee Festival tote bag for a suggested £5 donation to Farm Africa. Every bag helps coffee farmers in eastern Africa to build more secure, sustainable livelihoods.
The Faces of Coffee: photo exhibition
Make your way to the top floor to explore The London Coffee Festival x Farm Africa photo exhibition.
Through powerful photography by Ugandan photographer Jjumba Martin, the exhibition tells the story of Patience, Hildah and Grace, coffee farmers from Kanungu, in western Uganda.
Kanungu is buzzing with potential. Perched at high altitudes and blessed with a warm tropical climate, the region offers ideal conditions for growing top-quality coffee.
But for Patience, Hildah and Grace, limited knowledge of effective farming techniques, challenges accessing reliable markets and lack of access to land used to stand in the way of turning coffee into a thriving livelihood. Like many female farmers, their voices were also underrepresented in coffee cooperatives that link farmers to buyers.
Farm Africa stepped in by helping Patience, Hildah and Grace unlock their full potential.
Step into their world and see how great coffee begins with empowered farmers.
Grace with her coffee cherries.
Patience and her husband picking ripe coffee cherries on their farm.
Hildah holding her healthy, ripe coffee cherries.
Patience outside of her home.
Hildah in her role as treasurer of the Banyakinkizi Coffee Producers and Processors Cooperative.
Grace's healthy coffee cherries.
Patience picking her coffee cherries.
Patience's coffee cherries on the branch.
Hildah and her husband, Francis, with their soulmate vision board (a plan of how they will work together to reach their shared goals).
Grace feeding her birds.
Hildah and her family.
Patience drying her coffee beans.
Patience's story
Improved coffee harvests are helping her pay school fees and build a more secure future for her children – Read Patience’s story
Hildah's story
Now treasurer of her coffee cooperative, she’s a growing leader and role model for other women farmers – Read Hildah’s storyÂ
Grace's story
By carefully hand-selecting only ripe red cherries, she has transformed the quality and value of her coffee – Read Grace’s storyÂ
Sign up for updates
Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date with our latest news and projects.
Support Farm Africa
Help us support farming families by donating today.
Did you know?
£18
could help provide farmers with access to the tools and seeds they need to grow fresh, nutritious food
£64
could train farmers in practical techniques like building vertical gardens with recycled materials
£182
could provide ongoing mentorship to farmers, covering all aspects of farming
