by Jan von Enden | Aug 14, 2019 | Coffee, Sustainability
I spend a lot of time trying to understand how the coffee sustainability sector, which I know firsthand is full of smart, ambitious, well-intentioned people, so often falls short of its goals.My colleagues and I care deeply about making change, so why does it feel...
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...
by Jan von Enden | Dec 14, 2018 | Sustainability
I’ve always been a fan of New Year’s resolutions. They’re a great way to reflect, learn, and get a little bit closer to the person I want to be.This year, I’m thinking even more about my resolutions because it’s not just the calendar that’s changing, it’s my time zone...
by Jesko Johannsen | Sep 10, 2018 | Coffee, Conference, Sustainability, Youth
Shaping the future of coffee cultivation is not only a question of marketing for the coffee value chain. A whole generation of rural youth in coffee producing regions is depending on that. That’s why we are happy that our Managing Director Michael Opitz is...
by Jan von Enden | Jun 5, 2018 | Coffee, Sustainability
People working in the coffee sector have a funny habit. We talk and think about coffee farmers as a monolithic group: how do changing prices affect “farmers”? Will “farmers” be able to change growing practices in response to climate change? Which beans are “farmers”...
by Jesko Johannsen | May 9, 2018 | Podcast, Sustainability
Our team member Jan von Enden got the opportunity to talk about Sustainability in the coffee sector in the “Sustainability Dialogues”-Podcast produced by the Sustainable Agriculture Network – SAN. Topics were the challenges and trends of the coffee...
