by Sarah Kenyi | Jun 25, 2020 | Alliance for Resilient Coffee, Climate, Coffee agronomy trainings, COVID-19, Irrigation, Uganda
The effects of climate change such as prolonged droughts and unreliable weather patterns adversely impact smallholder coffee growing farmers in Uganda. To mitigate this, the three active Feed the Future Alliance for Resilient Coffee (ARC) consortium partners in the... by Sarah Kenyi | Jun 9, 2020 | Alliance for Resilient Coffee, COVID-19, Uganda
As a child, Ivan Ssembajwe a young coffee farmer from the plush countryside of Luwero, Uganda, would keenly watch his grandmother and mother tiling the land day in and day out to grow crops for sustenance and income. With every changing season and passing year, Ivan’s... by Sarah Kenyi | Dec 2, 2019 | Alliance for Resilient Coffee, Climate, Uganda
If you look beyond Stella’s frail physique you will see an abundance of infinite strength and determination in her eyes… In the year 2007, life struck Stella a devastating blow with the loss of her husband who was the family’s main bread winner. In spite... by Sarah Kenyi | Sep 30, 2019 | Alliance for Resilient Coffee, Climate, Uganda
“My coffee farm is now performing much better and my family members come to see what they can do to improve their yields,” Stella Nakaggawa proclaimed as she motioned everyone to weave further into the maze of coffee branches. Her farm is exemplary in Luwero District... by Abigail Bok | Sep 5, 2019 | Alliance for Resilient Coffee, Climate, Coffee
The saw makes a grinding sound as Albert, a young Ugandan agronomist, maneuvers it back and forth slowly, cutting through the trunk of the coffee tree. His colleague Ambrose stands next to him, bracing the tree and readying himself to carefully lower it to the ground... by Gabriela Tyggum | Jun 24, 2019 | Alliance for Resilient Coffee, Climate, Coffee, Sustainability, Trifinio Region
Aida Escolán, originally from the capital city of Tegucigalpa, moved to rural Ocotepeque eight years ago to take over her grandfather’s coffee farm. The petite woman jumping down from the driver’s seat of her dusty off-road pickup is an ironic scene, but Aida’s...
