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Kitchen Thoughts on Gender Mainstreaming
Johannes Thoma (26), Executive Management Assistant at implementing partner Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung recently visited Tanzania to learn more about the gender component of c&c. “I have seen women walking 10 hours to get water! “, I grumbled as I lifted myself out...
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Brewing up Climate Resilience in the Coffee Sector
Baristas, roasters and coffee machine producers are crowding around latest innovations during the Specialty Coffee Associations “World of Coffee 2019” in Berlin – Europe’s biggest Specialty Coffee Exhibition. Powerful cheering from the audiences of the World Barista...
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From Italy to Guatemala, Lavazza visits Chiquimula
"I became more and more confident with myself and the role I have within the organization as a woman” tells Rina Mejia. Rina is the secretary of the gender committee for the Coffee Cooperative COCAFELOL in Ocotepeque, Honduras. As participant of the gender component...
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A community takes care of its own water supply
The community of Idugumbi in rural Mbeya, Tanzania had faced the challenges of declining coffee yields due to the growing scarcity of water for a long time. The only available water source that was shared by 4 villages: Idugumbi, Ihombe, Iwala and Utengule, was not...
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Sunflowers as Climate-Smart Agricultural Practice
Lee este blog en español. coffee&climate agronomist Karina Orellana is holding a bouquet of sunflowers in her hand. Together with her colleague Previn Valdivieso she is visiting Joel Espinoza. Joel is a coffee farmer from Copán, Honduras. “I haven’t been part of a...
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The coffee industry needs to plan for and act on climate change to mitigate supply, reputation and quality risk and realize sustainability targets. Check this guide for coffee companies, how to invest into Climate-Smart Agriculture. CIAT Sustainable Food Lab
climatesmartcoffee.csa.guide/
Idugumbi or what happens when c&c leaves: For coffee&climate it is essential to support the development of structures that last - even after the project ends. This is what happened in Idugumbi, in southern Tanzania. 🇹🇿🚰
coffeeandclimate.org/idugumbi-water-project/
A community takes care of its own water supply - initiative for coffee&climate
A community takes care of its own water supply Mar 13, 2019 | News Article, Tanzania The community of Idugumbi in rural Mbeya, Tanzania had faced the challenges of declining coffee yields due to the growing scarcity of water for a long time. The only available water source that was shared by 4 villa...Happy International Coffee Day!! Addressing climate change has been a vital element of our project interventions.
In collaboration with the Alliance for Resilient Coffee, we are united by the importance of climate change, its threat to the global coffee supply chain and the urgency of the private sector to get involved. Watch, to learn more about the project and the opportunities ARC offers to the industry!
Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung Feed the Future CIAT International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Root Capital Conservation International World Coffee Research Sustainable Food Lab
The coffee sector needs to understand how to invest best into climate adaptation to save coffee from the effects of climate change. This Climate Catalogue guides them towards awareness and adaptation.
Brewing up Climate Resilience in the Coffee Sector - initiative for coffee&climate
Brewing up Climate Resilience in the Coffee Sector Jun 17, 2019 | News Article Baristas, roasters and coffee machine producers are crowding around latest innovations during the Specialty Coffee Associations “World of Coffee 2019” in Berlin – Europe’s biggest Specialty Coffee Exhibition. Powe...Today on #InternationalCoffeeDay, Aida tells her story!
Meet Aida Escolán, an Industrial Engineer from Tegucigalpa, Honduras striving to continue her grandfather’s coffee legacy. Aida never imagined that at some point in her future, she would be running her family’s farm. Today, she has planted new varieties, incorporated climate adaptation techniques, diversified her farm with cows, and increased her coffee production year by year.
“Behind each cup of coffee is a story, a story of a group of people striving to produce good coffee and bring it to a market that is fair, where the entire coffee value chain really has value. Added value for the consumer, for your employee, and the environment. That’s what I work towards.”
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For #thefutureofcoffee and Because Coffee Farmers Deserve Prosperity!
Day in the Life of A Coffee Farmer- Aida - International Coffee Partners
Day in the Life of A Coffee Farmer – Aida It’s 5:30 am on a March Tuesday morning with the fog floating over the mountainous terrain of Ocotepeque, Honduras. Aida Rodenzo rises from her bed and stares out the window of her bedroom; it’s the room she grew up in as a child. At 45, living with yo...