All posts tagged "Africa"
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87From OriginMeru coffee farmers bullish after beans fetch high price
From: businessdailyafrica.com Coffee farmers from a factory in Meru have expressed optimism that their produce will this year earn them good money...
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87From OriginAfrica: Misery At The Farm: Africa’s Coffee Farmers Are Losing Billions To Exploitation
Millions of Africa's coffee farmers have slipped into abject poverty caused by poor prices which are currently barely enough to cover production...
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135From OriginCreating A Sustainable Future For Coffee
But, Hivos.org warns things aren’t as rosy as they appear. While major traders and roasters are capitalising on the growing demand, farmers...
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136From OriginA Beginner’s Guide To African Coffee Varieties And Flavors
Africa may be the most exciting coffee-producing continent in the world, boasting incredible variety, history, and high quality.
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152From OriginChocolate And Coffee: Moving The Value Of African Agribusiness Onshore
The International Cocoa Council (ICCO) recently announced that four West African countries—Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and Cameroon—produce more than 70 percent of...
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136From OriginThe Uneasy Conscience Of Fair Trade Fundamentalism
Mesenbring, who was an early advocate and adopter of fair trade practices and policies, thinks there’s good reason to doubt the efficacy...
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150From OriginHow Africa’s Entrepreneurs Can Innovate And Invest To Put African Cuisine On The World Stage
Over the past six months, I have engaged in a simple experiment. In packed rooms in Europe and the United States, I...
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149From OriginA Third Of Africa’s Tropical Plant Species Risk Extinction
The preliminary estimates, published in the journal Science Advances, assessed over 22,000 species in tropical Africa using RAINBIO, a database of tropical African...
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178From OriginKenya: Stakeholders Launch A U.S.$ 950m Dollar Initiative To Boost The Coffee Industry
Africa produces some of the highest-quality and much-loved coffee in the world but its contribution to the global coffee trade has declined...
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Tanzania’s Poor Coffee Production Blamed On Use Of Old Varieties: Minister
"The leading snag facing the coffee industry is the continued use of old coffee trees that are susceptible to diseases and pests,"...
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How Our Love Of African Coffee Will Help Communities Thrive
In the late 1980s, Zimbabwe enjoyed worldwide fame as a producer of some of the best African coffee.
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310Top NewsBefore Community Coffee Makes It To Your Cup, It Passes This Test; ‘There Is An Art And Science To It’
“We’re very careful because this table represents an awful lot of money,” said Donna Saurage, a third-generation owner. “A huge investment.”
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224For Roasters & RetailersNtaba Coffee Haus Brings Flavors Of South Africa (and more) To Clifton
From: insiderlouisville.com Ntaba Coffee Haus, newly opened in Clifton, wants to be an African safari in your cup. The new business opened...
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220From OriginUganda Plans New Coffee Law To Govern Farming Of Its Key Export
From: bloomberg.com Uganda, Africa’s top coffee exporter, plans to introduce a new law to regulate farming of the bean in a drive...
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In Africa, Coffee As A Pathway To Peace
From: wnypapers.com Coffee as a pathway to peace. It sounds strange. And yet, on an island in the eastern Democratic Republic of...
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Bitter Or Sweet Trade For Africa’s Cocoa Farmers?
From: forestsnews.cifor.org The African continent is the biggest producer of some of the world’s most loved commodities. But is it taking home...