--- title: Connecting Rwandan women-owned businesses to international markets description: Partnering with The International Trade Center to digitalize the coffee supply chain of women-owned small and medium sized businesses in Rwanda. image: https://farmerconnect.com/hubfs/connecting%20rwandan.webp --- # Connecting Rwandan women-owned businesses to international markets Share: [facebook-f icon ](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://farmerconnect.com/news/connecting-rwandan-women-owned-coffee-businesses-to-international-markets) [linkedin-in icon ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://farmerconnect.com/news/connecting-rwandan-women-owned-coffee-businesses-to-international-markets) [twitter icon ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://farmerconnect.com/news/connecting-rwandan-women-owned-coffee-businesses-to-international-markets) [pinterest-p icon ](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://farmerconnect.com/news/connecting-rwandan-women-owned-coffee-businesses-to-international-markets) [envelope icon ](mailto:?body=https://farmerconnect.com/news/connecting-rwandan-women-owned-coffee-businesses-to-international-markets) We’re thrilled to be partnering with The International Trade Center to digitalize the coffee supply chain of women-owned small and medium sized businesses in Rwanda to help improve their access to the global market and promote a more inclusive trade overall. Coffee is central to Rwanda. It’s a key driver of economic growth, stability, and improved income for over 450,000 coffee farmers. As the country’s leading export crop, it has contributed an average of 24% to total agricultural exports over the last decade. Agriculture contributes 26% to GDP, with 79.5% of the population reliant on mostly subsistence agriculture. It is, therefore, key to overcoming the challenges of COVID-19 that has pushed many people back into poverty. The global pandemic has shown us the power of digitalization in staying connected to existing markets as well as in reaching new ones. We believe that by using blockchain technology for traceability and transparency, we can help increase the visibility of women-owned small holder farmers to international buyers, bring their products to a global audience and help them build a stronger business. We’ll be running a pilot study on Nova Coffee, a woman-owned coffee processor engaged with 2,880 local small-scale farmers.The results of the pilot will be shared during SheTrades Global in Dubai in February 2022. We’re honoured to be working together with ITC on this pilot project, seeing yet another powerful initiative using blockchain, in action. You can read more about the project here:https://intracen.org/news-and-events/news/tracing-rwandan-coffee-digitally-for-inclusive-trade ## Related posts ## [Traceability to end child labour in coffee supply chain](https://farmerconnect.com/news/traceability-part-of-the-solution-to-end-child-labour-in-coffee-supply-chain) Earlier this month, a TV series in the UK reported footage of children picking coffee that was... [Explore the full story](https://farmerconnect.com/news/traceability-part-of-the-solution-to-end-child-labour-in-coffee-supply-chain) [who we are](https://farmerconnect.com/news/tag/who-we-are), [change](https://farmerconnect.com/news/tag/change), [technology](https://farmerconnect.com/news/tag/technology) ## [Susanne Emonet joins farmer connect as CEO](https://farmerconnect.com/news/susanne-emonet-joins-farmer-connect-as-ceo) farmer connect is happy to announce that Susanne Emonet has joined farmer connect as its Chief... [Explore the full story](https://farmerconnect.com/news/susanne-emonet-joins-farmer-connect-as-ceo) ## [Connecting Finnish coffee lovers with their cup of coffee](https://farmerconnect.com/news/connecting-finnish-coffee-lovers-with-their-cup-of-coffee) On the 1st of October the Massimo Zanetti Group together with Meira, a Finnish roaster, launched... [Explore the full story](https://farmerconnect.com/news/connecting-finnish-coffee-lovers-with-their-cup-of-coffee) Contact Us We'd love to hear from you. Use the form below and someone from the team will get back to you as quickly as possible.