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TECHNOSERVE TO HELP 60,000 COFFEE FARMING FAMILIES INCREASE INCOME IN BURUNDI

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This five-year Burundi Better Coffee Initiative will work across the value chain to help 60,000 coffee farming families increase their coffee incomes and climate resilience BUJUMBURA – Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and international nonprofit TechnoServe announced the launch of the Burundi Better Coffee Initiative. Working with partners including the Kahawatu Foundation, the […]

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MARO MODEL 1 ESPRESSO MACHINE IS A BOLD RETHINKING OF HOME ESPRESSO

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There are a lot of coffee devices on Kickstarter or Indiegogo, and while some are gimmicky, others, like the Niche Zero have gone on to be huge successes. The Maro Model 1 is one of the more thoughtful concept espresso machines. Eschewing the trend on startup platforms for lever machines, the Maro Model 1, currently

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GRANDCRU BURUNDI COFFEE AUCTION ON 8TH DECEMBER SUPPORTS WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS

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The “Grand Cru Burundi” auction ( https://grandcruburundi.com/en/), on 8th December 2022, is building on 10 years of social impact programs developed by JNP Coffee, a woman-owned business founded in 2012, based in Bujumbura, Burundi and Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Auction of highest-scoring specialty coffee celebrates 10 years of social impact for women farmers in Burundi, funding financial

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THAILAND, LAND OF SMILES &  GENIUS CACAO GENETICS

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Thailand is famous for its smiling faces, tropical islands, beautiful beaches, full moon parties and ancient Buddhist temples. And even when it comes to favorite cuisines of the world, there is no doubt about it that Thailand’s culinary classics are high-up in the foodie charts. Thai cuisine is rightly one of the reasons why the

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NIGERIA’S PROPOSED NEW COCOA LAW WILL HURT FARMERS

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A dispute has broken out in Nigeria over proposed new cocoa regulations that would see the government control all cocoa purchasing in the country. Governor Ayade has proposed the new law by Executive order to the dismay of many farmers, who prefer to see an open market and cite the unhappiness of farmers in Ghana

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NIGERIA’S FUEL SHORTAGE AND COSTS ARE HURTING COCOA TRANSPORT

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Nigeria is experiencing huge queues at petrol stations and a scarcity of fuel as market, vandalism and logistic problems plague the industry. There are a series of logistics issues as regards the supply chain. But the government and stakeholders are engaging in order to get a solution to these issues. However, we believe that this

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BARRY CALLEBAUT BETS ON INDIA WITH ANNOUNCEMENT OF THIRD FACTORY

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ZURICH, Switzerland and NEEMRANA, India, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Barry Callebaut Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, announced the groundbreaking of its third manufacturing facility in India. The new chocolate and compound factory will be located in the Ghiloth industrial area, in the city of Neemrana, about 120 km southwest of Delhi. Upon

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DOES CARGILL’S APPOINTMENT OF NEW CEO, BRIAN SIKES, INDICATE A BEEF WITH COCOA

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The recent appointment of Brian Sikes as chief executive of Cargills, replacing Dave MacLennan, is notable for several reasons. First, he is only the 10th CEO in the company’s 157-year history, and second, although Sikes spent a short time as COO, he made his name at Cargill running the meat business. As Cargill continues to

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WHY IS IT PROBLEMATIC FOR KOA TO PAY COCOA FARMERS THROUGH MOBILE MONEY?

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Mobile money as a financial system was introduced to support the non-banked population, mostly in rural African agrarian communities, to perform financial transactions efficiently. The basis was that the financial institutions found it costly to set up “retail banking centres” in rural areas. It was also argued that there were high risks associated with the

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