PhilCAFE: Transforming the Coffee Sector in the Philippines
Philippines Coffee Advancement and Farm Enterprise (PhilCAFE) was a five-year program funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and implemented …
Cooperative Reenergizes Solar-Powered Rice Mill with USAID and One Meralco Foundation
In Barangay Kidawa, located in the heartland of Laak, a municipality on the island of Mindanao in Southern Philippines, a …
Reflections on Philippine Coffee Program: Charting a Course with Local Partners for Continued Sector Growth
As a champion of Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA), ACDI/VOCA prioritizes bringing together partners to discuss what works, what doesn’t, …
PhilCAFE Coffee Mentors Help Filipino Farmers Improve Production
In the Philippines, “coffee mentors” are lending their expertise to other coffee growers in a bid to improve farming practices. …
USDA-Supported Filipino Coffee Farmers Break Record Prices in Auction
Filipino coffee farmers who won at this year’s Philippine Coffee Quality Competition (PCQC) earned record prices during the online auction, …
Internet of Things Technology Helps Filipino Coffee Farmers Boost Productivity
About 400 coffee farmers will soon be using internet-based technology to monitor and manage their farms. They have the Philippine …
ACDI/VOCA to Lead USAID’s Cooperative Development Program in Guinea and the Philippines
ACDI/VOCA is pleased to announce USAID has selected ACDI/VOCA to lead the Cooperative Development Program (CDP) in Guinea and the …
USDA Applauds PhilCAFE’s Ability to Engage Youth in Philippine Coffee Sector
Despite recent growth in the Philippine coffee industry, young people remain a challenge to engage in the country’s coffee sector. …
“Empowering Women in Coffee: The MILALITTRA Experience”
The video features the Talaandig People of Bukidnon Province in the southern Philippines, who developed a successful coffee enterprise through …
A Challenging Year in Review: Advancing the Philippine Coffee Sector in 2020
The year 2020 began on a promising note for the Philippine Coffee Advancement and Farm Enterprise (PhilCAFE) project, beginning with …
PhilCAFE Reaches 445 Coffee Farmers with Radio & COVID-19 Adaptive Trainings
Restrictions related to COVID-19 have started to ease in most parts of the Philippines, though the country remains under Code …
Technology & Good Agricultural Practices Save Ailing Philippine Coffee Farm
The San Pablo Zamboanga del Sur Coffee Farmers Association (SPZDSCFA), located in the Philippines’ Zamboanga Peninsula Region, had high hopes …
