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 Christian Bunn | Oct 28, 2019 | Climate, Coffee
At the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) we believe that adaptation to climate change should not be driven by a long series of bitter experiences of failed harvests. This is why we are part of the Feed the Future Alliance for Resilient Coffee, a... by Johannes Thoma | Oct 15, 2019 | Academic research, Climate, coffee&climate, Gender, Tanzania
Johannes Thoma (26), Executive Management Assistant at implementing partner Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung recently visited Tanzania to learn more about the Household Gender Approach component of c&c.“I have seen women walking 10 hours to get water! “, I grumbled as I... 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 Johannes Thoma | Jul 15, 2019 | Climate, coffee&climate, Tanzania, Water, Water management
Since 2010, the initiative for coffee&climate (c&c) implements its vision to enable coffee farmers worldwide to adapt to climate change. Water scarcity is one of the challenges, farmers face. HRNS-staff Johannes Thoma tells the story of the Idugumbi-Community...
