12 January 2026
Generali and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have announced a partnership to support the Italy-funded EU Global Gateway flagship initiative to boost climate resilience, local value addition, and regulatory readiness across East African coffee value chains, leveraging public and private solutions such as parametric insurance.
Milan, 12 January 2026 – Generali and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have today signed a joint declaration under the ACT Programme (Advancing Climate-Resilience and Transformation in African Coffee) to promote sustainable coffee production in Africa. The collaboration aims to strengthen international partnerships and technical cooperation to improve socio-economic conditions, enhance climate resilience, and support local value addition in key coffee-producing communities.
Funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) within the framework of the EU Global Gateway and Italian Mattei Plan priorities, the ACT Programme is led by UNIDO in partnership with the International Coffee Organization (ICO) and the Inter-African Coffee Organization (IACO) and private sector partners.
