IKAWA

IKAWA aims to encourage and enable an alternative supply chain for speciality coffee, traded outside the commodity system, where each bean is valued for its provenance and flavour characteristics. Within this system we think there are greater opportunities for farmers who produce high quality coffee to sell their produce at a premium, therefore improving their incomes. We plan to achieve our aim by: 1) Supplying roasting systems that help coffee traders and roasters buy and sell coffee on the basis of the unique flavour and characteristics of each bean. 2) Supplying an affordable roaster that makes it easy for coffee producer groups to roast coffee for themselves and improve the quality of their product. 3) Making it easy, enjoyable, and desirable for consumers to roast coffee for themselves, enabling a supply chains for coffee direct from producer to consumer.