Hobbling in a race for recognition, the Philippines still has a long way to go in putting ourselves on the map of coffee production....

MANILA - Instant, brewed, hot or cold, Filipinos have made coffee into a culture. But sadly, despite our country’s passion for coffee,...

Meet Niccolo Jose and Jen Horn. One is an artist and woodworker; the other, a community engagement consultant and staunch proponent for...

(CNS): Dr Marie Lisa Dacanay, President of the Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia, defines social entrepreneurship as ‘a game...

BUKIDNON, Philippines – At the sight of the bountiful green coffee berries, the visitors from the north who were mostly coffee growers...

Maramag, Bukidnon -- A petite woman with nimble feet, that’s how some people see Lilibeth Puerto Galendez, 49, this empowered woman of...

SAN JOSE De BUENAVISTA, Antique -- There is a huge market potential for Antique’s organic coffee and cacao and farmers are being...

The agriculture sector relies on women in many different ways. Despite their contributions in the agricultural workforce, however, women...

MANILA -- For many, business means making profits, and expansion, a means to earn more. But Sinirangan Coffee, located near the base of...

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

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...

Excerpt from the Keynote Speech of Dr. Kim Jae-Gu, President of the Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency (KoSEA), to be delivered at...

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

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

(Manila, Philippines, July 09, 2013) — Quality and sustainable employment or livelihood is one of the basic indicators of inclusive...

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

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...

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...

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...