by Gabriela Tyggum | May 19, 2022 | Brazil
Arlindo de Lelis and his son, José, are smallholder coffee farmers from the community of Fagundes. Located in the south-eastern state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, this region is surrounded by mountain trails, large areas of fertile land, and a great percentage of the...
by Uwe Kerkow | Jun 23, 2021 | Brazil, Climate change mitigation, Coffee, Sustainability
Circular economy in coffee production: The potential to reuse coffee pulp, organic waste from pruning and other field activities as well as waste water from coffee processing is underestimated. Used efficiently these wastes can enhance the productivity of coffee farms...
by Jesko Johannsen | Jul 22, 2020 | Brazil, COVID-19, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Tanzania, Trifinio Region, Uganda
During the Coronavirus pandemic, Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS) increased the use of digital support to smallholder coffee farmer families in project regions. This support was not only through phone calls. Digital training sessions were conducted, training videos...
by Jesko Johannsen | Jul 9, 2020 | Brazil, COVID-19, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Tanzania, Trifinio Region, Uganda
The Coronavirus pandemic contributes to existing problems, smallholder coffee farmer families are already facing, and poses a serious threat to household development plans, food security, business and income. This is a key finding from a survey, conducted by Hanns R....
by Gabriela Tyggum | Jun 11, 2020 | Brazil, COVID-19
The global Coronavirus pandemic is increasingly affecting the livelihood of millions of smallholder farming families in coffee producing regions. With more than half a million cases up to date, Brazil has the second-highest number of cases worldwide. For Hanns R....
by Aaron Scheuerman | Feb 21, 2019 | Brazil, Climate, Coffee, Youth
HRNS is an exclusive implementing partner for International Coffee Partners (ICP), so sometimes we in headquarters, get the opportunity to travel to origin to visit with farmers, partners, and all the key players of the region. When the chance arose to travel to...