Lift the Land

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.

Roots Run Deep

Our founder, Jacques Shalo, grew up on his family’s coffee farm in Mabonji, Cameroon, where coffee was a way of life.

He envisioned empowering Cameroon’s farmers through collaboration and pride.

The Collective embodies this vision, born from family, built for community, and grown to honor our home.

Empowering & Restoring

3,000+ farming families took part in the Collective while we sourced through it

Decades of dwindling harvests reversed through collaboration and ecological stewardship

Widow-founded women’s cooperatives built coffee into a livelihood

How The Collective Works

  • 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

    The Collective’s farmers practice soil conservation, regenerative farming and shade management to protect future harvests.

  • Empowering Farmers, Not Controlling Them

    The Collective was built so farmers lead the way.

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Mount Oku, on your schedule.

Mount Oku grows on the volcanic slopes of Mount Oku in Cameroon's Northwest region. Buy a bag, or subscribe and it shows up every 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks.

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