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Women grow 25% of Colombia’s coffee
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BOGOTA, Colombia - Colombian women play an active role in coffee growing. Not only do they grow 25% of Colombia’s coffee, but they are...
AFRICA – Fairtrade Women in Coffee Project gets a head start
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Fairtrade Africa is pleased to announce that Big Lottery Fund has allocated a grant of £300,000 towards mainstreaming Gender and Youth involvement in Fairtrade-certified...
NESTLE – Helping Côte d’Ivoire’s women in cocoa communities
VEVEY, Switzerland – Nestlé has pledged to redouble its efforts to improve the lives of women in cocoa communities in Côte d’Ivoire, from where...
PAPUA NEW GUINEA – New project helping women in the coffee industry
Women in PNG's coffee industry earn a third less than their male counterparts but do most of the work. Coffee farming in PNG is generally...
COOPERATION – JavaJog for a Cause welcomes sponsors for 2014 Run for Congo
JavaJog for a Cause organizers welcome 2014 sponsors for the second annual run/walk to benefit the coffee-farming women in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Westrock...
ICO – Head of Operations Mauricio Galindo moderated ‘Conference for Women in the World of Coffee’
LONDON – Mauricio Galindo, Head of Operations at the International Coffee Organization, presented the introductory speech at the Ernesto Illy Foundation’s 1st Conference on...
ITC – A better blend needed to energize the African coffee sector
Fostering public-private coordination in sector development, achieving scale in sustainability and empowering women are the three keys needed to revive the African coffee industry. Targeting...