Bees, birds and bats make a huge contribution to the high yields produced
by coffee farmers around Mount Kilimanjaro — an example of how biodiversity can pay off.
Not exact matches
Strategic branding and creative agency Design Coup cut its fee roughly in half for
coffee company Thrive
Farmers, because it was so impressed
by the startup's business model.
David Griswold cofounded and ran Aztec Harvest, a sales - and - marketing outfit for
coffee farmers from Mexican cooperatives that was owned
by the
farmers.
Much is siphoned off
by middlemen in the export country, known to Latin American
farmers as «coyotes,» who offer the lowest possibleprice - leaving some 20 million
coffee farmers trapped in poverty.
I so look forward to Saturday morning beach walks followed
by farmers market
coffee and shopping.
In 2002 our program was launched as «UTZ kapeh» (pronounced o͞otz kahpāy)
by a Belgian - Guatemalan
coffee farmer and a Dutch
coffee roaster, meaning «good
coffee» in the Guatemalan Mayan language of Quiché.
We invite you to join the efforts of Project 2050
by purchasing carbon offsets, investing in reforestation efforts, and supporting
coffee farmers taking steps toward better production practices.
The High 5 For
Farmers program provides support directly to the farms where the organic
coffee is produced
by providing $ 10,000 to growers to complete much needed community based projects in education, health care, agricultural programs and farm development.
I discovered Kona
coffee, grown in limited areas of Hawaii
by a select group of
farmers.
The coastal mountains of Oaxaca produces some of the world's finest organic
coffee, thanks to decades of tireless work
by rural
farmers.
Generate resources, financial or otherwise, for indigenous
coffee farmers as a result of selling verified emissions reductions on the voluntary carbon market, and
by selling Climate - friendly branded
coffee.
A few months ago I wrote about the announcement of new award for
coffee farmers initiated
by Cooper Ecological Monitoring, Roast Magazine, and Birder's Exchange (a program of the American Birding Association).
A new award for
coffee farmers is being initiated
by Cooper Ecological Monitoring, Roast Magazine, and Birder's Exchange (a program of the American Birding Association).
Dr Gladys Kalema - Zikusoka, founder of Gorilla Conservation
Coffee, the game - changing for - profit social enterprise which aims to improve the livelihoods of coffee farmers whilst at the same time protecting mountain gorillas in Uganda, has just been recognised by this year's prestigious SEED A
Coffee, the game - changing for - profit social enterprise which aims to improve the livelihoods of
coffee farmers whilst at the same time protecting mountain gorillas in Uganda, has just been recognised by this year's prestigious SEED A
coffee farmers whilst at the same time protecting mountain gorillas in Uganda, has just been recognised
by this year's prestigious SEED Awards.
And while Kraft deserves some credit, as none of the other Big
Coffee companies is making this type of effort, real environmental preservation and fair prices for
farmers is far, far better served
by purchasing sustainable
coffees from small companies and roasters with relationships with their suppliers, especially those that provide information on the specific farms where their beans are sourced.
• Fairtrade certification helps Ugandan
coffee farmers increase household living standards
by 30 percent and significantly reduces the prevalence and depth of poverty (Chiputwa, et.
I'm sure if Smucker had upped the ante, they'd brag about it, because their 2013 Corporate Responsibility Report touted this relationship...
by highlighting the work TechnoServe had done with 170,000
coffee farmers, making it sound as if Smucker should receive lots of credit.
This short film
by Roberta Dugan outlines the plight of
coffee farmers whose lives have been devastated
by landmines and explosive remnants of war.
Even if a farm produces
coffee in a manner that complies with many, most, or all of the requirements set forth
by a particular certification, it's up to the
farmer to prove it.
As I noted in the previous post, the investment in technical assistance to
farmers builds on the commitment to purchase increasing amounts of certified
coffee, primarily from farms certified
by Rainforest Alliance.
Book: Organic
Coffee: Sustainable Development
by Mayan
Farmers by Maria Elena Martinez - Torres.
Thanks to our partners and customers, more than 30 million trees have been donated to
coffee farmers thus far and we have quadrupled our commitment to get 100 million trees to
coffee farmers by 2025.
By drinking shade - grown and bird friendly certified
coffee every morning, you are supporting these
coffee farmers, the efforts of the ABA and BirdNote, and the countless birds they are protecting through community outreach and conservation.
The
coffee is shade - grown on steep volcanic slopes of the Northwestern Highlands of Guatemala
by Maya Quiche
coffee farmers.
We know that the most pressing issues in
coffee can't be solved
by one company alone, and that the best solutions require everyone coming together to collaborate in bringing about a better future for
farmers.
The livelihoods of
coffee farmers and the businesses who rely on these
farmers to grow great
coffee are urgently threatened
by:
In the
coffee fields of Vietnam, everyday objects that are often thrown away are getting a new lease of life, as tools to help
farmers save water
by scheduling irrigation more effectively.
Coffee farmers are largely motivated
by economics.
Traditionally, these were
coffees held over a period of time
by farmers who wanted to sell them at higher prices.
Launched
by the Free Range Dairy Network,
Coffee & Cows wants cafés to talk to their customers about the life of the cows, how much
farmers are paid for milk and educate them about the Pasture Promise free range milk — all of which helps deliver a fairer deal for both
farmers and cows.
Making sure that
coffee farmers receive a living wage is one way to help preserve habitat — both
by encouraging sustainable
coffee farming methods that produce the highest quality
coffee, and
by empowering
farmers economically and reducing their need to exploit the environment for survival.
Coffee is grown on the foothills of Mount Kenya, often
by small
farmers.
We are also proud to offer many Certified Organic and Fair Trade
coffees that have been sustainably nurtured
by caring
farmers.
The campaign is also working with The Fairtrade Foundation to compare challenges faced
by British dairy
farmers and Ugandan
coffee growers.
The training classes were complemented
by a variety of
coffee and tea cupping sessions hosted
by Fairtrade, Mercanta and the Lugu
Farmers Association.
Being shown a cacao pod
by a local
coffee bean
farmer, it sparked a life changing «aha» moment.
Founded in 2010
by a
farmer's co-operative in the San Joaquin Valley and headed
by beverage visionary Greg Steltenpohl, Califia Farms is one of the fastest - growing natural beverage companies in the U.S., as well as the leading brand in the natural products
coffee drinks category.
Information for the submission was drawn from Baby Milk Action (marketing of breastmilk substitutes, water pumping in São Lourenço, Brazil), International Labor Rights Forum (child slavery and labour in the cocoa supply chain, Labour rights abuses in Colombia), Union of Filipro Employees (Labour rights abuses in the Philippines), Corporate Accountability International (Conflicts with communities over water resources), Attac Switzerland (Spying on campaign organisations), with additional information drawn from Food Inc. published
by the UK Food Group (reference in the submission, treatment of dairy and
coffee farmers).
The world's most damaging
coffee disease, leaf rust has torn through Latin America, costing
farmers an estimated $ 1 billion and cutting some harvests
by more than half in Central America.
The latest finding from these researchers suggests that the birds are returning the favor to
farmers by eating an aggressive
coffee bean pest, the borer beetle, thereby improving
coffee bean yields
by hundreds of dollars per hectare.
Start with organic
coffee beans, produced
by farmers who don't use pesticides.
Today
coffee is grown
by many 5th generation descendants of these hard working
farmers as well as
by larger corporations, and a number of recent entrepreneurs who have given up city life to farm the land.
The green beans may be sold to roasters, or custom - roasted
by the
farmer or processor to produce a unique
coffee.
Batukaru, in the western part of Bali, Pupuan is a
coffee, clove and rice growing region of towering trees and twisting mountain roads, where you can pamper your eyes with awesome landscape accompanied
by no one other than the friendly local
farmers and cool climate.
Old
coffee grounds have been found
by farmers to produce some of the biggest melons, tomatoes and carrots.
Buy Fair Trade - if you can not grow your own
coffee and cocoa, support the
farmers more directly
by buying fair trade.
And deforestation caused
by agriculture, particularly
coffee plantations, leaves native birds without a habitat, though conservation groups are working with local
farmers to promote shade - grown
coffee and end clear - cutting.
Together with partner organizations and the Peruvian government, we're tackling key drivers of deforestation in the Amazon — supply chains built around
coffee, cocoa, and oil palm —
by implementing a «Production - Protection Compact» that simultaneously protects forests and benefits small - scale
farmers.
Being one minute in a
coffee farming area in Ethiopia, in the area of Sidamo or Yirgacheffe, areas that are celebrated around the world
by coffee experts as producing some of the best
coffee in the world, and the
farmers there are facing a humanitarian crisis.
Coffee was the pioneering product in Fair Trade, still the number one product, and coffee is probably the last global cash crop that is mostly still produced by small family fa
Coffee was the pioneering product in Fair Trade, still the number one product, and
coffee is probably the last global cash crop that is mostly still produced by small family fa
coffee is probably the last global cash crop that is mostly still produced
by small family
farmers.