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Global Coffee Trade faces Increasing Challenges

10/03/2011 – 9:57 pm

The global coffee trade is being hit by ever-increasing prices…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Black Gold Foundation, Latest News, Updates | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, Black gold, coffee, coffee shops, coffee trade, ethical consumer, ethical trade, fairtrade, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, trade justice, Trade not Aid | Comments (1)

fair trade coffee and other product sales growing

08/03/2011 – 10:12 pm

http://bit.ly/gLsUBr

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Latest News | Also tagged Black gold, Black Gold Movie, coffee, coffee trade, consumerism, ethical consumer, ethical consumerism, ethical trade, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, nestle, Rainforest Alliance, smallholders, trade justice, tradejustice, transfair | Comments (0)

BBC Radio 4 Debate on UK Aid and where it goes

01/03/2011 – 8:04 pm

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fprogrammes%2Fb00yyh90&h=23d5c

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, Ethiopia, International aid, Lorna Young Foundation, Radio 4, smallholders, trade justice, Trade not Aid, UK Aid, UK Government, You and Yours | Comments (0)

Fairtrade the Solution for Cocoa-Growing Nations?

21/02/2011 – 11:16 pm

Another thought-provoking article about fair trade; this time with cocoa…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Farmer Extension Programme, Latest News | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, capacity building, cocoa, consumerism, divine, enterprise, ethical consumer, ethical consumerism, fair trade, fairtrade, ghana, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, smallholder, smallholders, trade, trade justice, tradejustice | Comments (0)

Trade Not Aid – Article in Observer

21/02/2011 – 8:02 pm

This is an interesting and thought-provoking article that is worth…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Updates | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, Ambo, Black gold, coffee, coffee trade, enterprise, Ethiopia, Guardian, Observer, smallholders, trade, trade justice, Trade not Aid | Comments (0)

Kenyan Perspective on Rising Coffee Prices

21/02/2011 – 7:54 pm

An interesting news piece which gives a fresh angle on…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Farmer Extension Programme, Latest News, Updates | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, Black gold, coffee, coffee shops, coffee trade, consumerism, ethical consumerism, fairtrade, Kenya, smallholder, smallholders, trade justice, tradejustice | Comments (0)

LYF’s Africa Smallholder Support Network in the Press

16/02/2011 – 3:18 pm

Our Africa Smallholder Support Network featured in a UK online…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Farmer Extension Programme, Latest News | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, Ambo, capacity building, coffee, enterprise, ethical consumerism, ethical trade, Ethiopia, fairtrade, farmers, Kenya, smallholder, smallholders, trade, trade justice, training | Comments (0)

LYF empowering Ethiopian Coffee Co-op with better communication

16/02/2011 – 10:38 am

Our Programme Manager Cristina Talens is working with the Oromia…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Black Gold Foundation, Farmer Extension Programme, Latest News | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, Black gold, capacity building, coffee trade, ethical trade, Ethiopia, fairtrade, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, OCFCU, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, trade, trade justice, training | Comments (0)

A message from Hannah, our wonderful John Lewis Partnership Volunteer

27/01/2011 – 10:09 pm

Written by Hannah Mitchell, Lorna Young Secondee from Cardiff More…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Latest News | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, capacity building, coffee trade, fairtrade, John Lewis, John Lewis Partnership, JohnLewisPartnership, Kenya, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF | Comments (0)

20/01/2011 – 10:34 pm

Article about the entrepreneurial efforts of Palestinian olive farmers. http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2011/tc20110120_824666.htm

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Farmer Extension Programme, Updates | Also tagged entrepreneur, ethical consumer, ethical trade, fairtrade, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, olive farmers, Palestine, smallholder, smallholders, trade justice, tradejustice, West Bank | Comments (0)