Côte d’Ivoire has moved to cut government spending following a drop in the global price of cocoa, the country’s primary export earner. After three years of ...
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People who drink coffee have a reduced risk of dying from a number of causes – including heart disease, stroke and liver disease – according to new researc ...
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An increase of five cents in the cost of a cup of coffee would significantly improve the income of producers, claims renowned sustainable development exper ...
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The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) is calling on coffee roasters and retailers to take part in a global study to benchmark the financial landscape in t ...
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Fairtrade International says it welcomes the recently announced merger of fellow sustainable certification bodies Rainforest Alliance and UTZ. In a stateme ...
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Barry Callebaut has amended and extended its revolving credit facility. For the first time in Switzerland, the applicable credit margin is linked to the su ...
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Nestlé has announced it will change the way it sources Fairtrade ingredients for its KitKat two- and four-finger chocolate. The company will switch from so ...
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Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) has expressed concern at the announcement by Sainsbury’s supermarket in the UK that it will move away from ...
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The first roundtables held by the Cocoa and Forests Initiative took place on 13 and 15 June 2017 in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana. The roundtable in Côte d'Ivoir ...
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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has forecast world coffee production for 2017/18 at 159 million bags, unchanged from the previous year, as lower ou ...
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Sepack in Bologna and Spreafico in Lecco, Italy recently completed the installation of three extremely flexible production lines for coffee capsules for a ...
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Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and collaborators in Ethiopia have published a study on the impact of climate change on coffee farming in Ethi ...
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Cup of Excellence winning lots from Guatemala were auctioned on 14 June 2017 for a record average price of US$16.08/lb. The first placed coffee from Ana Lu ...
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Underpinned by insight into coffee cup disposal habits and with trials supported by partners such as Costa and Starbucks, Veolia in the UK is rolling out a ...
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A pilot study by Fairtrade International and True Price shows that despite sustainability pledges in the coffee sector, many coffee farmers struggle to mak ...