At Nespresso, Nestlé also worked to build clusters, which made its new procurement practices far more effective. It set out to
build agricultural, technical, financial, and logistical firms and capabilities in each coffee region, to further support efficiency and
high-quality local production. Nestlé led efforts to increase access to essential agricultural inputs such as plant stock, fertilizers,
and irrigation equipment; strengthen regional farmer co-ops by helping them finance shared wet-milling facilities for producing
higher-quality beans; and support an extension program to advise all farmers on growing techniques. It also worked in
partnership with the Rainforest Alliance , a leading international NGO, to teach farmers more-sustainable practices that
make production volumes more reliable. In the process, Nestlé’s productivity improved.