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Ethiopian Coffee Cooperative to Double Exports
Over the last several years, the Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperatives Union (YCFCU) had to turn away buyers due to an …
Photo Contest 2015
And the 2015 Annual Photo Contest grand prize winner is … Lauren Bell! Our 2015 contest has been a tremendous …
New Technology Turns Mobile Phone into Mobile Wallet in Ghana
When you ask farming entrepreneur John Nante Muyo if he’d rather carry a wallet full of Ghanaian cedi or his …
Ja REEACH Youth Climate Change Conference 2015 Launch
On May 6, 2015, the USAID-funded Jamaica Rural Economy and Ecosystems Adapting to Climate Change (Ja REEACH) project and partners …
I-SMART v.2.0 Launched for Food for Peace Projects
Quality, reliable data is an essential part of any successful development project. Good data informs decision making, tests project hypotheses, …
Experts Discuss the Future of Ethiopian Coffee
Ethiopia is the birthplace and Africa’s largest producer of Arabica coffee. With over 80 percent of Ethiopia dependent on agriculture, and …
ACDI/VOCA Joins Coffee Quality Institute and Allies in Gender Equity Research Initiative
Women in Ethiopia sort through coffee beans at coffee-washing stations. Next time you brew your morning cup of coffee, take …
Women Farmers in Ghana Gain Greater Access to Land
Although women do most of the agricultural work worldwide, they own very little of the land they farm. In Africa, …
