I just read the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s white paper: “A Blue Print to End Hunger in the Coffeelands” created by my colleagues at the SCAA Sustainability Council. This is an educational piece that I hope every coffee professional and aficionado reads. As described in the report, studies in Latin America show that 2 [Read More]
Results and Learnings,Small farmers,Voices
Farmer aggregation through effective and efficient farmer organizations could be one of the biggest development opportunities we have in coffee. In previous posts, I and others have discussed the benefits of independent farmers getting organized : more access to credit and risk management tools, access to cheaper inputs, access to external assistance, stronger political presence, better access [Read More]
“I have participated in other workshops where people have ‘explained to me’ a set of standards. This is the first time I am in a workshop to discuss the standards, and negotiate potential changes. One thing is that somebody from outside, from an office somewhere writes a standard. A very different thing is to improve [Read More]
