The doctors have checked in
Hobbling in a race for recognition, the Philippines still has a long way to go in putting ourselves on the map of coffee production....
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Aug 7, 20182 min read
House of Ekolife and Sparks Comm Manila fight for fair trade
MANILA - Instant, brewed, hot or cold, Filipinos have made coffee into a culture. But sadly, despite our country’s passion for coffee,...
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Jul 28, 20183 min read
BFF Talks: Exploring the Unlikely Connection of Art, Social Entrepreneurship and Conservation
Meet Niccolo Jose and Jen Horn. One is an artist and woodworker; the other, a community engagement consultant and staunch proponent for...
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Jun 22, 20186 min read
Social entrepreneurship: Partnership platforms for sustainable societies
(CNS): Dr Marie Lisa Dacanay, President of the Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia, defines social entrepreneurship as ‘a game...
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Nov 12, 20174 min read
Maramag coffee’s bittersweet tale of revival
BUKIDNON, Philippines – At the sight of the bountiful green coffee berries, the visitors from the north who were mostly coffee growers...
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Nov 12, 20175 min read
The women of Kape Maramag
Maramag, Bukidnon -- A petite woman with nimble feet, that’s how some people see Lilibeth Puerto Galendez, 49, this empowered woman of...
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Sep 6, 20172 min read
Huge potential seen for Antique’s organic coffee, cacao
SAN JOSE De BUENAVISTA, Antique -- There is a huge market potential for Antique’s organic coffee and cacao and farmers are being...
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Sep 1, 20173 min read
Empowering grassroots women through transformational partnerships in agricultural value chains
The agriculture sector relies on women in many different ways. Despite their contributions in the agricultural workforce, however, women...
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Mar 13, 20165 min read
Baclaran's Sinirangan is not your usual coffee shop
MANILA -- For many, business means making profits, and expansion, a means to earn more. But Sinirangan Coffee, located near the base of...
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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...
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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...
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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 23, 20143 min read
Developing social enterprise: Lessons from Korea
Excerpt from the Keynote Speech of Dr. Kim Jae-Gu, President of the Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency (KoSEA), to be delivered at...
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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...
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Jul 9, 20134 min read
CSR-led enterprise development helps address inequality, boosts productivity across sectors
(Manila, Philippines, July 09, 2013) — Quality and sustainable employment or livelihood is one of the basic indicators of inclusive...
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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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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...
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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...
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