This study analysed the domestic response to changes in the coffee market configuration and the roles of institutions and organisations in the context of smallholder coffee production. It followed a multidisciplinary approach, and data was sourced from a range of actors in the domestic coffee value chain, ranging from coffee growers, producer organisations at various levels, industry regulatory institutions, processors, and input stockists, to coffee traders and coffee research institute. Secondary data was also obtained from international sources like the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the International Coffee Organisation (ICO). In addition, the study benefited, albeit to a limited degree, from a panel survey of agricultural households carried out in 2003 and 2009.