
An employee, among the 600 employees of the Tujenge Kivu cooperative (CATK), handle the drying and sorting of coffee by spreading it out before it is transported to the processing factory in the Bishange village on March 25, 2026. Founded in 2021, the cooperative brings together smallholder coffee producers to secure better prices, promote fair markets, and fight poor governance while respecting environmental standards. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP via Getty Images)

