Category Archives: Farmer Extension Programme

LYF Launches DFID FRICH Project with 10,000 Women Farmers in DRC

24/10/2012 – 9:25 pm

Launch of our Dfid Project with 10,000 women cocoa farmers in North Kivu.

By Ian Agnew | Also posted in Latest News, Project News | Tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, APPG, cocoa, Congo, DFID, DRC, farmers, FRICH, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, smallholders, Trade not Aid, training | Comments (0)

LYF Launches DRC Cocoa Partnership

23/07/2012 – 12:28 pm

The LYF will be working with Dutch chocolate company, Original Beans, to develop an eco-positive chocolate product with women cocoa farmers from North Kivu to address deforestation.

By Ian Agnew | Tagged African farmers, agriculture, capacity building, Chocolate, climate change, cocoa, conflict zone, Congo, Conservation, Deforestation, DFID, DRC, extension services, FRICH, Kivu, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, Original Beans, smallholders, Trade not Aid, women farmers | Comments (1)

Please Support the Smallholder Support Network!

12/03/2012 – 10:37 pm

By any stretch of the imagination – the SSN has…

By Ian Agnew | Also posted in Latest News, Project News | Tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, Ambo, APPG, capacity building, CMS, coffee, coffee trade, comic relief, Coro FM, CRS, Dormans, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, OCFCU, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, smallholder, smallholders, trade, tradejustice, training | Comments (1)

LYF’s Smallholder Network – Delivering Tangible Results!

12/03/2012 – 10:27 pm

The LYF has now broadcast 27 weekly farmer radio programmes…

By Ian Agnew | Also posted in Latest News, Project News | Tagged Africa, African farmers, APPG, coffee, coffee trade, Coro FM, enterprise, Ethiopia, extension work, fair trade, Kenya, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, OCFCU, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, smallholder, smallholders, Trade not Aid | Comments (2)

LYF’s Smallholder Support Network Demonstrates Real Impact with Kenyan Coffee Smallholders

12/03/2012 – 10:17 pm

One of the biggest problems facing poor smallholders in developing…

By Ian Agnew | Also posted in Project News | Tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, APPG, capacity building, CMS, coffee, coffee trade, Coro FM, Dormans, Ethiopia, extension services, fair trade, fairtrade, farmer voice radio, Kenya, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, smallholder, trade justice, Trade not Aid, training | Comments (3)

What Impact the Coffee Industry on Producer Countries?

02/02/2012 – 10:11 pm

This interesting article explores the impact of the coffee industry…

By Ian Agnew | Also posted in Latest News | Tagged Africa, Black Gold Movie, Blackgold, coffee, coffee trade, ethical consumerism, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, smallholder, starbucks | Comments (0)

Join the Fairtrade Debate

01/02/2012 – 10:43 pm

With Fairtrade reaching 25 years, there is a growing debate…

By Ian Agnew | Also posted in Latest News | Tagged ethical consumerism, ethical trade, fair trade, fairtrade, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, trade justice, Trade not Aid | Comments (0)

Are worker cooperatives a more sustainable business model in these economic times?

16/01/2012 – 8:23 pm

This BBC Radio 4 programme examines worker co-ops in the…

By Ian Agnew | Also posted in Latest News | Tagged Africa, African farmers, cooperatives, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, tradejustice, worker co-ops | Comments (0)

LYF uses Local Radio to Reach Smallholders in Kenya

09/09/2011 – 2:50 pm

Reaching the Smallholders – Small charity, Big Loud Programme! Climate…

By Ian Agnew | Also posted in Latest News | Tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, Ambo, capacity building, climate change, coffee, coffee farmers, coffee trade, comic relief, community radio, coop college, Coro FM, east africa, Ethiopia, fair trade, fairtrade, farmer voice radio, Kenya, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, NTTI, OCFCU, One Foundation, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, smallholder, smallholders, trade justice, Trade not Aid, tradejustice | Comments (5)

Smallholder Support Network Africa – Update

08/08/2011 – 10:46 pm

The LYF Smallholder Support Network (SSN) in Kenya and Ethiopia…

By Ian Agnew | Tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, Ambo, coffee, coffee trade, education, Ethiopia, fair trade, Kenya, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, NTTI, nyeri, OCFCU, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, Trade not Aid, training | Comments (2)