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Els in the Field
“Can we have both of them in the shot for the interview?” I asked Els while setting up the camera, nodding to the change agent couples sitting a few meters away from us. They were waiting to be interviewed by Els Lecoutere, Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of...
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Brazil: An Emotional Journey
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...
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The sweet taste of honey at the foot of Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
Our program Coffee Kids aims to empower young coffee farmers to create thriving businesses. This it how they do it in Tanzania: Proud and with a smile, 27-year old Jehovaness is holding up an Arabica seedling from her own nursery. Her business plan is written on...
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Investing in Youth in Coffee Growing Communities
Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS), SAFE and the Sustainable Food Lab conducted a review of current programs and practices to support youth in coffee growing communities in Latin America. From the executive summary: "The issue of sustainability in the coffee sector has...
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Resolutions for Myself, and for the Coffee Sustainability Sector
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...
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Colombia, Coffee & The Next Generation
When one thinks of coffee they usually are not thinking about its origins and how it got to their cup. However, if you ask them where they think their cup of coffee came from, you’ll get an overwhelming response, Colombia! A country rich in tradition, a tradition deep...
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Announcing winners: 5th Annual Força Café Coffee Championship 2018
The 5th Annual Força Café Coffee Championship 2018 has winning coffees. They are from the Matas de Minas region, which won both categories: Natural coffee, with the lot of Mr. Elieser Carmelito da Silva (86.75 points) and Peeled cherry coffee, with the Deivison...
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Appreciating Family Farmers Work in Brazil: Força Café Coffee Championship
Best ideas often come unexpected. And that is what happened in late 2012 to HRNS do Brasil Technical Director, Max Ochoa, during a meeting with the exporter Stockler Comercial e Exportadora Ltda. “We discussed about challenges of family farmers access to the market...
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Conference: The Future of Coffee Cultivation
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...
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A Scientifically Sound Gender Approach
A randomised control trial: Balancing scientific rigour, feasibility and program objectives In this guest Blog, Els Lecoutere from the University of Antwerp in Belgium, describes how she assessed the impact of improving intrahousehold decision-making on the efficiency...
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Y B’Lang: Coffee Was A Real Game Changer For Our Poor Area
Y B'Lang Coffee was an economic game-changer in our area My name is Y B’lang, I live in Krong Buk region of Dak Lak province. In the end of the last century the farmers of our Cu Ne village were growing only rice and vegetables. We could hardly provide for our...
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Hands-On in Tanzania
Hands-On in Tanzania Figures Improving The Lives of Young Coffee Farmers Abel Gabriel Bisibanas is writing and writing and writing. Most of the time it's of accounting figures written by his pencil. “It’s good that I am writing a lot”, he laughs. “More figures usually...
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Water Management in Vietnam
This project goes with a slogan “Vietnam to produce more coffee with less water” and aims to ensure equitable and sufficient water availability in the Central Highlands of Vietnam and to significantly save water through improved irrigation management in the coffee...
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From Crop To Cup In Tanzania Part II
Together with our partners Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung is working with young coffee farmers around the world. Coffee is a great and popular drink and we do not only support young coffee farmers' future, we are also ensuring young coffee drinkers like Vanessa...
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Can smallholder coffee farming be sustainable? German vineyards might give some answers…
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...
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Augmenting trainings for smallholders: from Field Schools to Coaching Visits
As school knowledge is tested by exams, the efficiency of farmer trainings is evaluated by adoption rates. A training is considered successful not when a large number of people attend it, but when farmers start practically applying the techniques they’ve...
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From Crop To Cup In Tanzania Part I
Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung is bringing generations together. We are not only supporting in the projects with our partners the social and economic integration of the youth in coffee growing regions. Young coffee drinker Vanessa Sielmann joined our HRNS-Team in Tanzania...
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Sustainability Dialogues: interview with Jan von Enden
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...
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20 Million Women To Address Climate Change In Coffee
One of the most impactful ways to promote sustainable development in coffee households and producer communities is to drive change for women! Strengthening their rights, supporting their participation in household decision-making, incorporating them into farmer...
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Tackling Deforestation in Indonesia
In partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society and together with leading global and domestic coffee companies, NGOs, local farmer groups and local government representatives, Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung formally signed an agreement declaring our willingness to...
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How to strive in the coffee farming business?
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...
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