Category Archives: Project News

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 Farmer Extension Programme, Latest 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 Farmer Extension Programme | 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)

Real Dialogue about Fair Trade Choices

12/02/2012 – 7:26 pm

Great article from Chris Bacon, discussing the future of Fair…

By Ian Agnew | Also posted in Black Gold Foundation, Latest News | Tagged Africa, African farmers, Blackgold, coffee, coffee trade, ethical consumer, Ethiopia, fair trade, Fair Trade USA, fairtrade, FLO, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, nestle, starbucks, Trade not Aid | Comments (1)

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 Farmer Extension Programme, 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 Farmer Extension Programme, Latest News | Tagged ethical consumerism, ethical trade, fair trade, fairtrade, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, trade justice, Trade not Aid | Comments (0)

Ethiopian Coffee Farmers Still Facing Injustice

20/01/2012 – 8:51 pm

This short blog post brings in to focus the injustice…

By Ian Agnew | Also posted in Black Gold Foundation, Latest News | Tagged Africa, African farmers, Blackgold, coffee, coffee trade, Ethiopia, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, Oromo Coffee Company, smallholders, Trade not Aid, tradejustice | Comments (0)

The OCC and Abiyot

16/01/2012 – 8:40 pm

Here at the LYF we are really proud of the…

By Ian Agnew | Also posted in Black Gold Foundation | Tagged Africa, African farmers, Black gold, ethical trade, Ethiopia, fairtrade, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, OCC, OCFCU, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, Oromo Coffee Company, smallholders, social enterprise, trade justice, Trade not Aid | Comments (1)

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 Farmer Extension Programme, Latest News | Tagged Africa, African farmers, cooperatives, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, tradejustice, worker co-ops | Comments (0)

How Much Coffee do the Big Boys Buy?

11/12/2011 – 8:22 pm

Graphic showing Coffee Buying By Corporations The major Food Corporations…

By Ian Agnew | Also posted in Black Gold Foundation, Latest News | Tagged Africa, Black gold, Blackgold, coffee, coffee shops, Ethiopia, fair trade, fairtrade, Kraft, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, nestle, Sara Lee, starbucks, tradejustice | Comments (1)

Interesting Blog about Coffee, Trade and the USA

11/12/2011 – 8:06 pm

http://www.octopusgourmet.com/coffee/fair-trade-coffee-why-was-the-united-states-such-a-late-bloomer/

By Ian Agnew | Also posted in Black Gold Foundation | Tagged Africa, African farmers, Blackgold, coffee, coffee trade, fair trade, Fair Trade USA, fairtrade, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, trade justice, USA | Comments (0)