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Blog from Catholic Relief Services covering coffee-growing communities, sustainability and the people who produce coffee.
Writing on coffee farming communities, giving readers background on where coffee comes from.
Covers the Blue Harvest project, which works on water resources in coffee-growing regions, starting in Central America. It sits in the site navigation next to projects, research and news.
Visit linkA list of current and recent coffee projects by location. Its entries include a Brazil coffee farmworkers project run with roasters, certifiers, trade associations and a long-time partner in Brazil.
Visit linkA field-level post that links soil health to cup quality. Its sibling posts include The intimate relationship between farmers, the land and climate and Cost-effective coffee farm renovation and rehabilitation.
Visit linkThe blog is written from the producing end of the supply chain. Posts test smallholder business models, such as whether vertical integration is a feasible and profitable strategy, and look at affordable farm renovation and the economics of investing in agriculture. Authors include Dan McQuillan, Dan Barthmaier and Paul Hicks. Other pieces cover a specialty coffee transaction guide and a Madagascar cacao program featured on a USAID blog.
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