by Eike Temmeyer | Mar 28, 2018 | Academic research, Coffee, Evaluation, Tanzania
Meeting Tanzania’s Southern Highlands smallholder coffee farmers Located in the East African Rift in Southern Tanzania, Mbeya city and its sprawling suburbs cover a hilly valley between gigantic mountain ranges. The city serves as a regional hub due to its... by Michael Opitz | Mar 21, 2018 | Coffee, Deforestation, Forest, Sustainability
About one third of the world’s land, more than four billion hectares, is forests. Every year, this area decreases by an average of 13 million hectares which corresponds to around 35 football fields per minute. The largest losses are observed in Africa and South... by Jan von Enden | Mar 15, 2018 | Coffee, Farmer Organization, Sustainability
I find myself presenting the Neumann Foundation’s long-term sustainability approach to the coffee industry on a regular basis. I want to get companies more involved and develop a better understanding of what is needed in the field. In my conversations, I often hear... by Alisher Sharipau | Mar 12, 2018 | Vietnam, Water management
A year ago now, in March 2017 first Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) stations were installed at six locations in Dak Lak to test the technology and decide on its future implementstion in the Central Highlands to help coffee farmers deal with water scarcity during the... by Jesko Johannsen | Mar 11, 2018 | Honduras, Youth
“I always had the dream to immigrate to the US and become a doctor. My parents are coffee farmers in the Municipality of Fraternidad, Honduras; but I never truly envisioned myself as a farmer due to the challenges I saw my parents face to ensure there was food on the...
