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Talking to Africa Gateway about how we can roll out our smallholder training to address climate change

23/03/2011 – 10:54 pm

Dr Rosalind Cornforth from Reading University is a Research Fellow…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Farmer Extension Programme, Project News | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, climate change, coffee, coffee trade, enterprise, ethical trade, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, Reading University, Rockefeller Foundation, Smallholder support network, trade justice, tradejustice, training | Comments (0)

Our Friends at the Oromo Coffee Company Enjoy More Success

19/03/2011 – 10:21 am

Our great friends and colleagues at the OCC are celebrating…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Black Gold Foundation, Lorna Young Foundation Enterprise | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, Black gold, coffee, coffee shops, coffee trade, ethical trade, Ethiopia, fairtrade, Lorna Young Foundation, OCC, OCFCU, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, Oromo, Oromo Coffee Company, St Albans Abbey, trade justice, Trade not Aid | Comments (0)

The LYF’s Martin Meteyard supporting new Social Enterprise Hub

15/03/2011 – 8:26 pm

http://www.socialenterpriselive.com/section/news/community/20110311/co-op-hub-launched-scotland-%C2%A375m-investment

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Latest News, Lorna Young Foundation Enterprise | Also tagged Co-op, Coop Group, education, enterprise hub, entrepreneur, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, Scotland, social enterprise, training, youth enterprise | Comments (0)

Our Not Just Us group making a splash in Leeds

05/03/2011 – 8:37 pm

Great work by our Not Just Us group in Leeds…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Latest News, Not Just Us | Also tagged enterprise, entrepreneur, ethical consumer, ethical consumerism, fairtrade, Leeds, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, NEET, social enterprise, South Leeds Community Radio, TIDAL, Trade not Aid, tradejustice, youth, youth enterprise | 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, agriculture, cocoa, consumerism, divine, enterprise, ethical consumer, ethical consumerism, fair trade, fairtrade, ghana, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, smallholder, smallholders, trade, 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, agriculture, Ambo, 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, agriculture, Black gold, coffee trade, ethical trade, Ethiopia, fairtrade, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, OCFCU, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, trade, trade justice, training | Comments (0)

Our Leeds Group meet Hilary Benn MP

08/02/2011 – 11:24 pm

Leeds Not Just Us attend their first fair trade event…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Latest News, Not Just Us | Also tagged Beeston, DFID, education, enterprise, entrepreneur, ethical consumerism, ethical trade, fairtrade, Hilary Benn, Leeds, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, MP, NEET, social enterprise, trade justice, training, youth, youth enterprise | Comments (0)

LYF’s new Youth Enterprise Programme launches in Doncaster

02/02/2011 – 9:18 pm

An article from Doncaster about our new youth enterprise groups…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Latest News, Not Just Us | Also tagged African farmers, Doncaster, enterprise, ethical consumerism, ethical trade, fairtrade, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, NEET, north doncaster, smallholder, smallholders, social enterprise, training, youth, youth enterprise | 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, agriculture, coffee trade, fairtrade, John Lewis, John Lewis Partnership, JohnLewisPartnership, Kenya, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF | Comments (0)