All posts tagged "Latin America"
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123From OriginCOVID-19 Causes Supply Chain Headaches For Coffee Growers
Coffee culture is inextricably tied to the Latin American producers who grow much of the beans imported to America. These coffee farmers...
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Food 4 Farmers Releases Annual Report: Tangible Impact In Times Of Need
Coffee-farming families are facing an unprecedented triumvirate of challenges: the ongoing effects of climate change, stubbornly low prices for coffee, and now...
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202From Origin
Extremely Dry Conditions In Latin America Are Driving A Surge In Coffee Prices
Extremely dry conditions in Latin America have led to a slowdown in coffee harvesting in Honduras, causing prices to surge 20% on...
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189From OriginC ME To WE Partners With Van Houtte Coffee Services…
From: newswire.ca TORONTO, May 30, 2019 /CNW/ – Today, ME to WE, an award-winning social enterprise that creates socially conscious products, in partnership with...
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205Top NewsLutheran World Relief To Highlight Initiative That Links Quality Cacao Farmers In Latin America With Fine Chocolate Companies
From: finance.yahoo.com BALTIMORE, May 24, 2019 Lutheran World Relief will moderate a plenary panel at an international gathering of the fine chocolate industry...
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215From OriginThe Abandoned Farms Behind The Global Coffee Craze
From: latimes.com “A lot of farms are being abandoned,” says Sonia Vásquez, an organic coffee grower on the slopes of San José...
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324Top NewsCannabis Execs Say Latin America Poised For Explosive Growth, But With Its Own Unique Challenges
From: benzinga.com Cheap labor and optimum growing conditions have made Latin America an increasingly important player in cannabis cultivation. Impressive growth for legal medical and...
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576From OriginStarbucks Opens Its First Store in Uruguay
Starbucks and Alsea enter Uruguay with plans to open 10 stores and create 130 new jobs by 2020 New store brings the...
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680From OriginCounter Culture Coffee and Twin Release Toolkit To Help Coffee Farmers Address Climate Change
Counter Culture Coffee, Twin, and Duke University developed an open-source toolkit to help structure workshops with coffee farmers to identify climate change...
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901Top NewsStarbucks Announces Partnership with Malala Fund in a Global Commitment to Advance Education and Economic Opportunities for 250,000 Women and Families
The Starbucks Foundation’s multi-year strategy will promote leadership and economic empowerment opportunities for women and families in coffee, tea and cocoa growing...
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554From OriginCosta Rica Studies Its Land, to Keep from Losing It
Donald Vásquez points to the soil on a farm located in one of the most degraded basins on the Pacific Ocean side...
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550Top NewsCo-op helps create a nation of Fairtrade shoppers
In its latest retailer first, Co-op has announced it is further pioneering Fairtrade through its unique ingredients policy, whereby all the bananas,...
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679AnnouncementsGROUNDS FOR HEALTH APPOINTS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
GROUNDS FOR HEALTH APPOINTS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Brings Extensive Experience in Women’s Health and Cervical Cancer Prevention Williston, VT – The Board...
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514For Roasters & Retailers
Art of the Roast
From www.flatheadbeacon.com Simply put, a coffee bean is a fruit seed — a cherry pit of sorts — but it’s also clearly...
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736Top NewsQ&A with Jeff Koehler, author of Where the Wild Coffee Grows
Gonzaga University grad and travel and food writer Jeff Koehler explores the origins of coffee in his latest book, “Where the Wild...
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580From OriginAgroforestry Should Play a Bigger Role in Tackling Climate Change
Never has it been so pressing to address climate change. So let’s hurry to embrace a proven part of the solution. The...