In Papua New Guinea, we partner with the owners of the Madan Estate to increase the quality of life of growers and their communities. For this particular Farm Friendly Directâ„¢ program, we are helping out with a Women’s Literacy project to satisfy enthusiastic requests for books and reading instruction from a community that experiences high [...]
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Coffee Cooperatives
I wanted to share a bit about how important it is for small growers to have an association with coffee cooperatives in coffee producing countries, especially when many producers are small and vulnerable. While we were in Huehuetenango Guatemala, we visited Co-op Baluarte to learn more about cooperatives and how essential they are for small [...]
Coffee prices nowadays at the farm level
Not long ago, I wrote an article about the prices of the 2008-2009 coffee crop. I mentioned the pricing was not falling too low because of the possible shortage of coffee. I still believe that the low supply forecast of coffee and steady consumption has kept coffee prices not as low as they were in [...]
