Here at the LYF we are really proud of the…
By Ian Agnew | Posted in Black Gold Foundation, Project News | Also tagged Africa, 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 | This BBC Radio 4 programme examines worker co-ops in the…
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By Ian Agnew | Posted in Black Gold Foundation | Also tagged Africa, Blackgold, coffee, coffee trade, fair trade, Fair Trade USA, fairtrade, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, trade justice, USA | There is a growing debate about the direction that Fair…
By Ian Agnew | Posted in Black Gold Foundation, Latest News | Also tagged agriculture, coffee, coffee trade, fair trade, fairtrade, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, nestle, starbucks, trade justice, Trade not Aid | It’s finally here – the Black Gold Foundation is now…
By Ian Agnew | Posted in Black Gold Foundation | Also tagged Africa, Black gold, Black Gold Movie, Blackgold, coffee, coffee shops, coffee trade, Ethiopia, fair trade, fairtrade, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, trade justice, Trade not Aid, tradejustice | The LYF Smallholder Support Network (SSN) in Kenya and Ethiopia…
By Ian Agnew | Posted in Farmer Extension Programme | Also tagged Africa, 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 | It’s a long time coming but Kenyan coffee farmers may…
By Ian Agnew | Posted in Black Gold Foundation, Farmer Extension Programme | Also tagged Africa, agriculture, Black gold, Blackgold, capacity building, coffee, coffee roasting, coffee trade, enterprise, Kenya, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, nyeri, Trade not Aid, tradejustice, training | “Indeed, history has shown that there is a close relationship between investment levels in agriculture and food security. Kenya has negated on the Maputo Declaration where African governments committed to dedicate at least 20 per cent of national budgets on agriculture. Good progress had been made in the 1980s and early 1990s in reducing chronic hunger, largely due to increased investment in agriculture following the global food crisis of the early 1970s.
But in the past decade, as official development assistance devoted to agriculture declined substantially, the number of hungry people increased. Globally, FAO says 1.02 billion people are today going hungry, with Kenya having over 10 million such people. This has then been compounded by the government’s inability to prioritize service to support farmers. In Kenya, agricultural extension service to farmers is long ‘dead.’ Save for organisations like AGRA, farmers have been overlooked by donors and policymakers.
Malawi is a case worth emulating. From a net food importer to a net food exporter, Malawi has prioritized agriculture, targeting small scale producers with an elaborate system of input subsidies of at least 30 per cent.”…. etc
By Ian Agnew | Posted in Latest News | Also tagged Africa, agriculture, APPG, coffee, food crisis, Kenya, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, smallholders, sustainable agriculture, Trade not Aid | http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/east-african-drought-a-sign-of-things-to-come-20110719-1hmqw.html
By Ian Agnew | Posted in Farmer Extension Programme, Project News | Also tagged Africa, east africa drought, Ethiopia, famine, hunger, Kenya, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, mogadishu, refugees, somalia, Trade not Aid |