Tanzania, Iloma

Iloma AMCOS (Agricultural Marketing Cooperative Society) was founded in 2011 by Iyela Farmer Group – the name Iloma results from the two main villages where the farmers live: Mufumbo and Illomba. In 2019 the Iloma AMCOS added a Penago Ecopulper to their production line to handle the both increase production volume, but to also reduce water waste, which is significant because the nearest water source, the Vidhwa River, is 5km away. The chairman of AMCOS, Rashid Shikombola, has used the funds raised from the coffee sold through the cooperative to provide trucks and electricity to local villages