In the middle is Salvius Ngongi, Manager at Mbinga Golden Coffee Ltd during 3rd G25 African Coffee Summit in Dar es Salaam. The two-day summit, hosted by Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan, which focused on increasing Africa’s coffee production and global market share, while creating more opportunities for youths and women in the sector. A critical focus of the summit is youth participation, recognising that the aging coffee farming population and lack of youth engagement threaten the industry’s future. The summit will explore ways to attract and retain young people in the sector. Tanzania currently contributes 240 million US dollars (over 621bn/-) to the total global coffee market, which is valued at 500 billion US dollars and Mbinga, a district in Southern Tanzania, produces approximately 15,000 metric tons of coffee annually, accounting for about 22% of Tanzania's Arabica The district has the potential to produce even more clean Arabica coffee, with the possibility of exceeding 52,000 tons per year.