Tag: Coffee Farmers

Research by ICO Shows Coffee Farmers Operating at a Loss

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A study by the International Coffee Organisation shows that coffee farmers in a selected number of countries are operating at a loss. This to them means growing coffee is becoming more and more non-profitable for farmers.

According to the study, March 2015 saw the ICO composite price consistently going down below a 10-year average of $137.24 / lb. This has raised concerns about the economic situation of coffee production and the livelihood of growers in the countries involved.[Sign in to continue]

Heavy Rains to Hit Vietnam’s Biggest Coffee Growing Region

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Forecasts show heavy rains in Vietnam will continue to hit it’s biggest growing region in the days ahead, reports Reuters. The heavy rains will further disrupt the 2019/2017 crop harvest, said a report by the government. Vietnam is the world’s highest producer of robusta. Worries about supply has increased as this years harvests have been hampered by rains and the

Olam Coffee Takes Over East African Coffee Specialist Schluter

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Olam International Limited has taken over the UK East African-focused coffee company Schluter S.A for an approximate $7.5 million, reports Daily Coffee News. While announcing the takeover, Olam International Limited, which is the parent company of Olam Coffee notes that it has a new European specialty arm by acquiring Schluter. In the same announcement, they noted that Schluter has been

Cameroon: Create 234 Hectares of Coffee Farms in 4 Years

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Cameroon’s Cocoa and Coffee Inter-Professional Council’s New Generation Program creates 234 hectares of coffee farms since it was launched in 2012, reports Business in Cameroon. The program is aimed at reviving the cocoa and coffee plantations as well as encourage youths in the production of the cash crops by lowering the age of producers. According to the report, the newly

Kenya: Prevailing Cold Weather to Curb Coffee Trees Flowering

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Farmers are afraid the recent cold weather Kenya is experiencing will curb the flowering of coffee trees, reported Bloomberg. Crop flowering determines the expected yield for harvest. To prepare for flowering, coffee plants need about a month of dry weather before the rain starts in October. Contacted on phone by Bloomberg, Wycliffe Odhiambo Murwayi, managing director of Nairobi-based Sustainability Kenya

Rwanda to Increase Coffee Production for Economic Growth

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Rwanda is the second country after Kenya to export much of its coffee in the EAC Region. For this reason, the president of Coffee Exporters and Processors Association of Rwanda (CEPAR), Pierre Munyura Kamere, sees coffee as a key element to attain sustainable development, reports allAfrica. CEPAR, founded in 2010, has as aims to increase the production, promotion and marketing

The Indian Coffee Crop Yield to Hit the Minimum in 20 Years

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The world sixth largest coffee producer, India, depends on its Southern State of Karnataka for around 70% of the country’s total coffee yield. But the severe weather conditions, with high temperatures and low rainfalls hitting the coffee plants at the important flowering stages, are to impact the fruit formation badly hence affecting the overall expected yield; reported Reuters India. The state-run