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LYF’s Young Ethical Entrepreneurs join forces with Oxfam in Leeds

02/06/2011 – 10:08 am

Our very own young ethical entrepreneurs from Leeds and Huddersfield…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Latest News, Not Just Us, Project News | Also tagged African farmers, agriculture, fair trade, fairtrade, food security, Leeds, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, NJU, oxfam, trade justice, youth, youth enterprise | Comments (0)

Independent Coffee Shops Still the Centres of Commercial and Social Change

30/05/2011 – 11:15 am

For centuries, small independent coffee shops have played host to…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Black Gold Foundation, Latest News | Also tagged Africa, Black gold, Black Gold Movie, Blackgold, coffee, coffee shops, coffee trade, fairtrade, independent coffee shops, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, starbucks, the Independent | Comments (0)

Lorna Young’s Legacy – Cafedirect still showing its credentials

26/05/2011 – 11:35 pm

Lorna Young was one of the founders of Cafedirect, and…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Lorna Young Foundation Enterprise | Also tagged agriculture, capacity building, certification, coffee, coffee trade, consumerism, equal exchange, ethical consumer, ethical consumerism, ethical trade, fair trade, fairtrade, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, trade justice, tradejustice | Comments (0)

Gates Foundation Supports WFP Smallholder Programme

25/05/2011 – 9:35 am

Bill Gates promotes the programme, which his Foundation part funded,…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Farmer Extension Programme, Latest News | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, APPG, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, capacity building, coffee trade, ethical trade, Gates Foundation, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, markets, smallholders, tradejustice, WFP | Comments (0)

East Timor Coffee Farmers Facing Tough Challenge to Scrape a Living

19/05/2011 – 9:17 pm

We don’t usually think of East Timor when we are…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Black Gold Foundation | Also tagged Black Gold Movie, Blackgold, coffee, coffee shops, coffee trade, East Timor, ethical trade, fair trade, fairtrade, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, Rainforest Alliance, smallholder, smallholders, starbucks, tradejustice | Comments (0)

Just Change India – the best tea you will ever buy!

16/05/2011 – 8:41 pm

We love our friends at Just Change, both in the…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Latest News | Also tagged ethical consumer, ethical consumerism, ethical tea, ethical trade, India, Just Change India, Just Change Tea, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, smallholders, social enterprise, trade, trade justice, tradejustice | Comments (0)

BBC Radio 4 Food Programme on the Coffee Supply Chain

15/05/2011 – 5:27 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b011297w As global coffee prices continue to reach record highs;…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Black Gold Foundation | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, APPG, BBC, Black gold, Black Gold Movie, Blackgold, coffee, Coffee Industry, coffee shops, coffee trade, Commodity Trade, consumerism, ethical consumerism, Ethiopia, fair trade, fairtrade, Food Programme, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, OCFCU, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, Radio 4, Rainforest Alliance, Sheila Dillon, Shiela Dillon, smallholder, smallholders, starbucks, Supply Chain, trade justice, tradejustice | Comments (0)

Black Gold Foundation Launch Nearing

11/05/2011 – 12:55 pm

You may know that the LYF has been working for…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Black Gold Foundation | Also tagged Africa, agriculture, Black gold, Black Gold Movie, Blackgold, BlackGold Foundation, coffee, coffee shops, coffee trade, enterprise, ethical trade, Ethiopia, fairtrade, LYF, OCFCU, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, smallholder, smallholders, starbucks, trade justice, tradejustice | Comments (0)

African farmers can help to transform the continent – Guardian Newspaper

05/05/2011 – 9:58 am

This is a great article which shows how smallholders in…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Farmer Extension Programme, Latest News | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, Black gold, Blackgold, enterprise, ethical trade, fair trade, fairtrade, Guardian Newspaper, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, smallholder, smallholders, trade, trade justice, tradejustice | Comments (0)

IFAD Conference in Cape Town Focus on Rural Poverty in Africa

05/05/2011 – 9:48 am

We particularly like the quotes from two participants about empowering young people…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Farmer Extension Programme, Latest News | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, capacity building, Cape Town, coffee trade, education, enterprise, ethical trade, fairtrade, IFAD, rural poverty, Rwanda, smallholder, smallholders, trade, tradejustice, youth, youth enterprise | Comments (0)