PPP stands for public-private partnership. Within such partnerships – also known as development partnerships with the private sector – GTZ cooperates with businesses and business associations in developing and transition countries.

The PPP programme combines the respective strengths of public and private partners: PPP projects are planned, financed and implemented jointly.

Private companies in PPPs profit from GTZ's contacts, experience and its global network of experts. At the same time, private sector involvement helps achieve development policy goals by creating jobs, introducing technological innovations in developing and transition countries, and improving production processes. By investing in people and the environment, businesses also ensure their own commercial success.

One of GTZ's partners in the PPP programme is the German Coffee Association (Deutsche Kaffee-Verband – DKV). As a result of GTZ/DKV cooperation, a code of conduct has been produced, the Common Code for the Coffee Community, which is now internationally observed. The code covers social and ecological factors as well as quality improvements within the international coffee sector, thus guaranteeing high-quality coffee for the companies on a long-term basis. At the same time, the living conditions of suppliers, most of whom are small-scale farmers, are sustainably improved.

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• PPP Advisory Service
  Methods and Instruments
  gtz2009-en-ppp-advisoryservice.pdf, 0,23 MB (english)
  gtz2009-de-ppp-leistungsangebot.pdf, 0,23 MB (deutsch)