Tanzanian Coffee Plantation First in Africa to Achieve Water Stewardship Standard

Olam International (“Olam”) has advanced its approach to water stewardship by becoming the first agri-business globally to achieve the AWS certification for its Aviv Coffee Plantation in Southern Tanzania. This means it conforms to the AWS International Water Stewardship Standard – global best practice in collaborative water management.

In doing so, it is helping to build the collaborative partnerships and tackle the challenges needed to ensure water security for the 300,000 people living in the surrounding Ruvuma River Basin.

With 1,025 hectares of Arabica coffee in the Songea Rural District, Aviv also becomes the first business in Africa to achieve the Standard which guides, recognises and verifies responsible water use by private sector users. Under its continuous improvement methodology Olam has achieved the Core level, with ambitions to progress to Gold and Platinum.

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