Inaccurate memes can be hard to correct. We’ve all heard, for instance, that “coffee is the second most traded commodity after oil.” Over the last few years, that one has largely been debunked, but like a weed in the garden, we still see it periodically. There is another meme circulating in coffee sustainability circles that […]
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Thank you to Greg Meenahan, a contributing writer at Bartalks for sending me this press release, and please watch the video which has a short demo of the tool and explains the programme in just a couple minutes. Washington, D.C., March 8, 2022 – Equal Origins is proud to announce the launch of a new
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There is a massive and unmet need in most coffee growing regions for new coffee trees. But being able to find, let alone afford, high quality, genetically conforming traditional and improved varieties is the exception rather than the rule. It’s surprising that this sustainability constraint receives so little attention. Perhaps it’s because we see producers
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The living income movement is a strategy primarily being driven by economic development agencies, like Heifer International, whose mission is to “help lift families out of poverty.” This is a very different mission, than say, working to make coffee producers economically and environmentally sustainable, however. Are these two missions working against each other? After years
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