March 12, 2012 – 10:27 pm
The LYF has now broadcast 27 weekly farmer radio programmes since Autumn 2011. The radio programmes are already demonstrating a significant impact. For example, smallholder farmers have already changed some of their practices in the cooperatives where the Farmer Field Listening Groups are operating – as a direct result of the SSN. The first 2-4 [...]
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Posted in Farmer Extension Programme, Latest News, Project News
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Also tagged Africa, African farmers, APPG, coffee, coffee trade, Coro FM, Ethiopia, extension work, fair trade, Kenya, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, OCFCU, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, smallholder, smallholders, Trade not Aid
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October 26, 2011 – 10:16 pm
NJU product development workshops at Fairtraders’ Cooperative The NJU teams have been working hard on developing their products. They had a fantastic day at the fair traders’ cooperative in Holmfirth when groups from Doncaster Leeds and Huddersfield met up for the day to take part in workshops around developing and marketing fairly traded and ethical [...]
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Posted in Not Just Us
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Also tagged Africa, capacity building, Doncaster, ethical consumerism, ethical trade, fair trade, fairtrade, Huddersfield, kilombero rice, Leeds, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, malawi, NEET, smallholders, tradejustice, youth enterprise
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August 8, 2011 – 10:33 pm
We chose this name because of the programme’s mission to not only be about the ‘individual’ but about whole communities, and to overcome the stereotype of young people not being concerned about the bigger picture of their local and global communities. We have been very busy setting up 2 new Not Just Us youth enterprise groups. [...]
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Posted in Not Just Us
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Also tagged Archbishop of York, Black Gold Movie, Doncaster, fair trade, Grumpy Mule Coffee, Hilary Benn, Huddersfield, John Sentamu, Lake District, Leeds, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, trade justice, youth enterprise
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It’s a long time coming but Kenyan coffee farmers may soon be able to serve the local coffee market, realising greater value for their coffee than simply growing and selling the raw beans for export. However, this adds greater pressure on them to build their business skills. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate+News/Growers+get+nod+to+roast+coffee+beans+for+local+market/-/539550/1206870/-/403dd4z/-/
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Posted in Black Gold Foundation, Farmer Extension Programme
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Also tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, Black gold, Blackgold, capacity building, coffee, coffee roasting, coffee trade, Kenya, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, nyeri, Trade not Aid, tradejustice, training
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At a time when the Right in the UK are growing increasingly vocal about the UK Aid and Development Budget, it is heartening to see the impact that this programme has on the ground in supporting the sustainability of small farmers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14197220
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Posted in Black Gold Foundation, Farmer Extension Programme, Latest News
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Also tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, Ambo, Black gold, Black Gold Movie, Blackgold, British Govt, capacity building, coffee, coffee trade, ethical trade, Ethiopia, fair trade, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, OCFCU, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, trade justice, UK Aid, UK development
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You may know that the LYF has been working for some time now with the makers of the Black Gold Movie to create a new social justice initiative focussing on coffee smallholder producers and their plight. There is a website and other materials on the way, but in the meantime, why not join up to [...]
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Posted in Black Gold Foundation
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Also tagged Africa, agriculture, Black gold, Black Gold Movie, Blackgold, BlackGold Foundation, coffee, coffee shops, coffee trade, ethical trade, Ethiopia, fairtrade, LYF, OCFCU, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, smallholder, smallholders, starbucks, trade justice, Trade not Aid, tradejustice
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This is a great article which shows how smallholders in Africa can make a real difference to poverty reduction and food security given the right opportunity and support http://bit.ly/lbWHCH
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Posted in Farmer Extension Programme, Latest News
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Also tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, Black gold, Blackgold, ethical trade, fair trade, fairtrade, Guardian Newspaper, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, smallholder, smallholders, trade, trade justice, Trade not Aid, tradejustice
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We particularly like the quotes from two participants about empowering young people in African rural communities. A link to the full article is at the bottom of this piece “Agricultural production in Africa can be increased by a factor of 10 to 20,” said Agnes Matilda KalibataMinister of Agriculture and Animal Resources of the Republic of Rwanda. [...]
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Posted in Farmer Extension Programme, Latest News
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Also tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, capacity building, Cape Town, coffee trade, education, ethical trade, fairtrade, IFAD, rural poverty, Rwanda, smallholder, smallholders, trade, Trade not Aid, tradejustice, youth, youth enterprise
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Article in the Huddersfield Examiner about our Not just Us group in Huddersfield hosting a group of young farmers from Kenya to discuss potential trading. http://www.examiner.co.uk/environment/environment-news/2011/05/03/kenyan-farmers-huddersfield-bound-for-86081-28621986/
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Posted in Not Just Us, Project News
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Also tagged Africa, agriculture, coffee, coffee trade, entrepreneur, Kenya, nyeri, smallholders, social enterprise, trade justice, Trade not Aid, tradejustice, young farmers, youth, youth enterprise
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Our innovative youth enterprise programme is featured in the Yorkshire Evening Post. LYF in Yorkshire Evening Post
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Posted in Latest News, Not Just Us, Project News, Updates
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Also tagged African farmers, capacity building, Doncaster, entrepreneur, ethical consumer, ethical trade, Ethiopia, fair trade, fairtrade, Leeds, smallholder, trade, Trade not Aid, Yorkshire, Yorkshire Evening Post, youth development, youth enterprise
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