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Coffee companies launch satellite-based program to track deforestation

Coffee companies launch satellite-based program to track deforestation

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Uganda Monitor
Published on 2026-04-23 04:29:16

Several coffee companies and coffee traders are launching a new system to track deforestation related to coffee cultivation around the world, JDE Peet’s, one of the participating companies, said in a statement on Wednesday.

The Coffee Canopy Partnership will use satellite imagery supplied by Airbus AIR.PA, combined with artificial intelligence models, to map coffee farms and identify areas of forest loss nearby.

It said the aim is to correctly identify landscape and work with governments and local communities to restore forests and prevent future deforestation.

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