FOLUR Ethiopia actively welcomes collaboration from a wide range of stakeholders including government bodies, the private sector, civil society organizations, researchers, coffee buyers, traders, and roasters. Partners can engage through: 1.Coffee Value Chain Partnerships — Investing in deforestation-free sourcing, certification, and traceability schemes 2.Landscape Management Collaboration — Supporting community-based forest management and agroforestry systems 3.Knowledge & Research Contributions — Contributing to the program's Monitoring, Evaluation & Knowledge Management platform 4.Policy Engagement — Contributing to the development of Ethiopia's National Integrated Land Use Policy For partnership inquiries, the website has a dedicated Partnership section and a Contact Us page for direct engagement with the FOLUR Ethiopia project team.

Yes. FOLUR Ethiopia is one of 26 country-level projects under the global Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration (FOLUR) Impact Program — a USD 345 million, seven-year initiative funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and led by the World Bank, with expected additional co-financing exceeding USD 2.7 billion. The global program targets eight major agricultural commodities — including coffee, cocoa, palm oil, soy, livestock, and rice — across dozens of countries, fostering South-South cooperation and shared learning among participating nations.Yes. FOLUR Ethiopia is one of 26 country-level projects under the global Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration (FOLUR) Impact Program — a USD 345 million, seven-year initiative funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and led by the World Bank, with expected additional co-financing exceeding USD 2.7 billion. The global program targets eight major agricultural commodities — including coffee, cocoa, palm oil, soy, livestock, and rice — across dozens of countries, fostering South-South cooperation and shared learning among participating nations.

Gender mainstreaming is a core design principle of the project. FOLUR Ethiopia has set a target of 50% female beneficiaries among the 440,000 people whose livelihoods it aims to improve. The project conducts a gender gap analysis and develops a dedicated Gender Action Plan to ensure women are included in leadership and decision-making roles within community resource management structures. Gender-transformative outcomes are pursued not just at the farm level, but also at the policy and coffee sector levels

Coffee is Ethiopia's single largest export commodity, generating approximately 30–35% of the country's total export revenue. However, as deforestation intensifies in coffee-growing regions, the very ecosystem that supports Ethiopia's prized wild Arabica varieties is under threat. Low farm-gate prices push farmers to expand into forested areas rather than intensifying sustainably. FOLUR Ethiopia addresses this by promoting deforestation-free coffee production, improving quality, enabling better certification and traceability, and connecting farmers to premium international markets — ensuring coffee production protects, rather than destroys, surrounding forests.

By 2031, FOLUR Ethiopia aims to achieve the following measurable results: • 7,288,195 tons of CO₂-equivalent emissions avoided • 440,000 people with improved livelihoods (50% female) • 10,500 hectares of unproductive coffee gardens restored • 60,000 hectares of dry and moist Afromontane Forest restored and managed • 2,031,502 hectares of land brought under improved land use practices