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Nov 5, 20151 min read

Roasting Coffee

A worker at the Kera coffee shop in Kidapawan City roasts coffee beans from the farmers of the Mt. Apo highlands, from whom they source...

Social enterprise advocates push for PRESENT bill passage

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Oct 29, 20153 min read

Social enterprise advocates push for PRESENT bill passage

'Social enterprises can be instrumental in transforming communities out from poverty through the provision of goods, services, and...

Kape Maria: Helping Filipino coffee growers with every cup

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Jul 28, 20151 min read

Kape Maria: Helping Filipino coffee growers with every cup

More than 200 years ago, the production and export of coffee was once a major industry in the Philippines. Back then, the country was the...

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Nov 24, 20142 min read

Social enterprises: Vehicles for poverty reduction and inclusive growth

Social enterprises with the poor as primary stakeholders have emerged as innovative responses to social problems One out of four...

A coffee that yields hope to Typhoon Yolanda survivors

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Sep 15, 20146 min read

A coffee that yields hope to Typhoon Yolanda survivors

If coffee gives you a certain feeling of easiness or restlessness, for typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) survivors in some...

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May 11, 20145 min read

World Fair Trade Day 2014 – May 10

Fair Trade People, 2014 World Fair Trade Day’s theme shines the spotlight on Fair Trade producers, people buying their products and other...

Fair Trade must offer hope, transform coffee industry - producer

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May 10, 20144 min read

Fair Trade must offer hope, transform coffee industry - producer

Eager farmers belonging to a cooperative here milled around their open air coffee shop on a hill outside of Manila waiting to show...

Coffee farmers urged to cultivate more areas, add value to beans

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Oct 20, 20132 min read

Coffee farmers urged to cultivate more areas, add value to beans

MANILA, Philippines - Players in the coffee and cacao industries are urging farmers to take advantage of the robust demand for these...

Philippine Coffee Alliance Unifies Farmer Groups

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Aug 10, 20133 min read

Philippine Coffee Alliance Unifies Farmer Groups

“Kape! Kape! Kape! Yayaman ang bansa sa kape! (Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! The country will be rich with coffee!),” chanted the 56...

Program teaches communities the brew for success

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Jul 17, 20122 min read

Program teaches communities the brew for success

The Pinagdanlayan Farmers Association Inc. (PFAI) in Dolores, Quezon uses almost half a hectare of land to grow vegetables and crops...

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Nov 30, 20112 min read

Ifugao Coffee - "Tanging Yaman," Indeed

Who does not know “Tanging Yaman,” “Hindi Kita Malilimutan” and many other church hymns penned by Fr. Manoling V. Francisco, SJ? What...

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Apr 7, 20112 min read

Moro group embarks on coffee venture, eyes 3,000 hectares of Arabica farms

TACURONG CITY (MindaNews/6 Apr) – A private Moro group is eyeing to plant Arabica variety coffee in at least 3,000 hectares in the next...

Introducing Fair Trade High Above the Clouds

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Jan 30, 20115 min read

Introducing Fair Trade High Above the Clouds

In the last posting, I wrote about Vie and Basil Reyes’ approach to localizing Fair Trade as a step-by-step process. I was interested to...

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Jan 22, 20118 min read

To Make Coffee Sustainable

In late 2006, I met a “Development Specialist” from Japan. He was working with a minority group in the highlands in Vietnam and that they...

From Dung to Coffee Brew With No Aftertaste

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Apr 17, 20106 min read

From Dung to Coffee Brew With No Aftertaste

SAGADA, the Philippines — Goad Sibayan went prospecting recently in the remote Philippine highlands here known as the Cordillera. He...

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Feb 10, 20085 min read

A brewing revolution

When you order your favorite cup of coffee or pour yourself a mug of your morning brew, do you know where the coffee beans were roasted?...