Born from the Land.
Built by the People.
Our Story
In the highlands of Northwest Cameroon, under the shade of banana, kola nut, and orange trees, a quiet revolution is growing.
Kribi Coffee founded the Cameroon Coffee Collective™ to protect and elevate one of the world's richest coffee landscapes — and the communities who bring it to life.
Built in collaboration with the farmers themselves, the Collective is driven by a simple belief: when farmers lead the future of coffee, everyone wins.
Our Roots Run Deep
The story of the Cameroon Coffee Collective begins long before Kribi Coffee was founded.
Our founder, Jacques Shalo, was born and raised on his family’s coffee farm in Mabonji, Cameroon — a small village where coffee wasn’t just a crop, but a way of life.
From his earliest days, Jacques lived the rhythms of the land: the harvests, the rains, the celebrations that came with each season’s yield. Years later, after building Kribi Coffee in the United States, Jacques never lost sight of where it all started.
The lessons from Mabonji inspired a vision: create a new path for Cameroon’s farmers — one rooted in empowerment, collaboration, and pride.
The Cameroon Coffee Collective is that vision in action. Born from family. Built for community. Grown to honor a place we still call home.
From Our Beginnings
Formerly known as the Kribi Coffee Farm Collaborative™, this project began as a focused effort to uplift partner farms in the Mt. Oku and Boyo Valleys.
As the community grew — and the farmers took ownership of their future — it became clear this movement was bigger than any one company. The name changed. The mission expanded.
Today, the Cameroon Coffee Collective™ stands for everyone who cultivates this land with pride.
Where We Grow
Here, coffee isn’t just a crop. It’s a way of life — one nurtured by generations who know the land by heart.
Boyo and Oku Valleys
Altitudes up to 4,500 feet
Shade-grown under native trees
Natural pollination by wild forest bees
Rich volcanic soils nourished by Lake Oku
How We Work
Self-Governed Circles of Excellence
Farmers organize into self-managed groups to maintain quality through peer review and collective decision-making.
Sustainability at the Core
We practice soil conservation, regenerative farming, and shade management to protect future harvests.
Empowering Farmers, Not Controlling Them
Kribi Coffee provides support — but the farmers lead the way.
Our Coffee
World-Grade Specialty Arabica
SCA Scores: 85–86+
Tasting Notes: Caramel, Lemon, Pear, Raspberry, Chocolate, White Floral
Process: Fully washed, sun-dried on raised beds
Signature Origin: Mt. Oku
A rare, shade-grown gem from one of Africa’s most storied coffee regions.
Why It Matters
This isn't charity. This is investment — in people, pride, and long-term prosperity.
3,000+ farming families supported
Decades of dwindling harvests reversed through collaboration and ecological stewardship
Widow-founded women’s cooperatives empowered through coffee as a livelihood
Taste the
Collective
Founded by Kribi Coffee.
Rooted in Mabonji, Cameroon.
Powered by the farmers of the Northwest Highlands.
Growing stronger together.