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Coffee Farmers “Benefit” from Higher Prices

01/05/2011 – 8:25 pm

This article, about payouts to farmers in Kenya for their…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Black Gold Foundation, Farmer Extension Programme | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, Black gold, Black Gold Movie, Blackgold, coffee, coffee trade, ethical trade, fair trade, fairtrade, Kenya, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, smallholder, trade justice, Trade not Aid | Comments (0)

The future of African agriculture: Can smallholders be the answer?

24/04/2011 – 10:03 pm

This is an insightful and challenging article from a policy…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Farmer Extension Programme, Latest News | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, APPG, coffee, Ethiopia, FAO, poverty, smallholder, trade justice, Trade not Aid, tradejustice | Comments (0)

Coffee Farmers High Coffee Prices but Poor Harvests

31/03/2011 – 11:13 pm

This interesting article from Uganda contrasts the record high coffee…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Black Gold Foundation, Farmer Extension Programme | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, APPG, Black gold, Blackgold, capacity building, coffee, coffee shops, coffee trade, fairtrade, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, smallholder, tradejustice, uganda | Comments (0)

Gates Foundation work on Women smallholders features the LYF

27/03/2011 – 5:30 pm

The Gates Foundation has been leading best-practice research on how…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Farmer Extension Programme, Project News | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, capacity building, coffee trade, ethical trade, Gates Foundation, Kenya, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, smallholder, trade | Comments (0)

Shedding Light on the Ethiopian Coffee Industry

27/03/2011 – 5:06 pm

This article from an Ethiopian journal is not the easiest…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Black Gold Foundation, Latest News | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, Black gold, Black Gold Movie, Blackgold, coffee, coffee trade, fairtrade, Lorna Young Foundation, OCFCU, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, smallholder, starbucks, trade, trade justice, tradejustice | Comments (0)

Cristina Talens – March Progress on the Smallholder support Programme

23/03/2011 – 11:01 pm

March 2011 – Cristina Talens provides an update on our…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Farmer Extension Programme, Latest News, Project News | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, Ambo, capacity building, coffee, coffee trade, education, enterprise, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, OCFCU, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, smallholder, trade justice, Trade not Aid | Comments (0)

fair trade coffee and other product sales growing

08/03/2011 – 10:12 pm

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

BBC Radio 4 Debate on UK Aid and where it goes

01/03/2011 – 8:04 pm

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By Ian Agnew | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, Ethiopia, International aid, Lorna Young Foundation, Radio 4, 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, agriculture, capacity building, cocoa, consumerism, divine, enterprise, ethical consumer, ethical consumerism, fair trade, fairtrade, ghana, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, smallholder, 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, agriculture, Ambo, Black gold, coffee, coffee trade, enterprise, Ethiopia, Guardian, Observer, trade, trade justice, Trade not Aid | Comments (0)