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A storm in a coffee cup…

Posted by Cafédirect, May 14th, 2012, Comments (0)

We’re often reminded that climate change is one of the biggest challenges we face globally today. And yet sometimes we can get lost in the overwhelming scale of the problem. But, if like us, one of the highlights of your day is a great cup of coffee, then the challenges … Read more

Partnership projects in Kenya

Posted by Cafedirect Producers Foundation, December 14th, 2011, Comments (0)

By Kady Murphy, Fundraising and Programme Assistant for the Cafédirect Producers’ Foundation Along with Kenny and Sylvia from the Cafédirect Producers’ Foundation (CPF) programmes team, I recently spent some time in Kenya visiting two of our smallholder tea partners, Kiegoi Tea Factory and Michimikuru Tea Company, both in the … Read more

Cafedirect at COP17

Posted by Cafédirect, December 9th, 2011, Comments (0)

By Wolfgang Weinmann, Head of Strategic Development at Cafedirect What’s the new buzzword around climate change for the agricultural sector? No, you won’t guess – its ‘Climate-smart agriculture’! That’s what was on everyone’s lips during my days at COP17, the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa. The … Read more

Do something funny for money!

Posted by Siobhan, February 4th, 2011, Comments (0)

Yesterday was the official launch of Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day campaign to get the nation to do something funny for money. This year’s campaign kicked off with supermodel Lara Stone recreating Marilyn Monroe’s iconic pose only with a Red Nose Day twist – this year’s brand new Red Noses – … Read more

Update from the 2010 Central American Hurricane Season

Posted by Whitney, October 7th, 2010, Comments (1)

You may have heard about the ongoing severe weather in Central America over recent weeks. We’ve just had an update from Paul, who has been to visit some of our Latin American coffee partners recently. He reports that the region had expected a slight upswing in coffee production this … Read more

AdapCC and the MDGs

Posted by Whitney, September 22nd, 2010, Comments (1)

Sound like a funky band name? Lots of acronyms, I know, but they add up to come very exciting news for us. AdapCC? I’m a broken record when it comes to talking about this pioneering collaboration with four of our producer partners and GTZ to support small farmers to adapt … Read more

Friday Fun: 'Tis the season … for awards!

Posted by Whitney, February 19th, 2010, Comments (15)

The Brits have come and gone … the BAFTA’s are on this weekend, … and just last night, at the lovely Mansion House in the City of London, Cafédirect scooped up two awards of its own! We put our AdapCC project forward for recognition in the 9th annual Sustainable City … Read more

The icing on the AdapCC cake

Posted by Whitney, February 11th, 2010, Comments (0)

Over the last year you’ve heard me harp on about the pioneering climate change adaptation work we’ve been doing with GTZ and four of our grower partners. You’ve seen the news come (and go) out of the Copenhagen conference, where adaptation to climate change finally got significant global attention.… Read more

A shot of clarity in the hazy debates on climate change

Posted by Whitney, December 10th, 2009, Comments (0)

Cafédirect's AdapCC project can shed some much appreciated clarity on Copenhagen's hazy debates about adaptation in the developing world.

Last dispatch from Kenya….

Posted by Cafédirect, November 30th, 2009, Comments (0)

The final installment from Jacquie …. Its the last day of the AdapCC trip and its a mixture of sadness and excitement. Sadness as the end is near and excitement as today is the AdapCC workshop with our East African grower partners and other experts in climate change and the … Read more

The journey to Michimikuru….

Posted by Cafédirect, November 24th, 2009, Comments (0)

Anne and I arrived in Nairobi late at night and went to sleep to the sound of a frog chorus at an incredible level outside. It really was quite musical! Yesterday morning we met with the Kenyan Tea Development Agency (KTDA) to discuss the effects of the drought on the … Read more

Blog Action Day – Climate Change

Posted by Cafédirect, October 15th, 2009, Comments (2)

Climate change is high on many people’s agenda, and not just because of Copenhagen. For the 266,985 growers that make up Cafédirect, climate change is high on their agendas because they’re already seeing the effects on their farms and their lives. We’ve been working on developing adaptation strategies for … Read more

Andrew Ethuru from Michimikuru answers your questions

Posted by Siobhan, September 29th, 2009, Comments (4)

Thanks to everyone who posted questions for Andrew and Alvaro. We posted Alvaro’s responses to your questions last week, now why not grab a cup of tea and read what Andrew had to say. ********************************************************************************************************* Ben: In December the world is going to try and agree a vital new treaty … Read more

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