Nepal
A report in the Kathmandu Post noted an increase in coffee sales from Syangja, Nepal. According to the story, an increase in both domestic sales and exports underpins this growth. Exports to Japan accounted for about 15% of this area’s coffee production.
This region is one of four districts in Nepal to receive funds through matching grants from the World Bank through the Project for Agriculture Commercialization and Trade (PACT). The other three areas are Lalitpur, Kavrepalanchowk, and Kaski. Project status documents support claims of increased coffee production despite citing areas where agricultural development has moved at a slower than expected.
In 2014, a results statement stated, “PACT has so far supported over 124 cooperatives, 65 farmer groups, 54 private entrepreneurs and 8 producer associations, reaching out to around 42,800 beneficiaries, of which over 42% are women.”
Learn more: http://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2014/04/11/nepal-agriculture-commercialization-and-trade