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Mercon Coffee Group and Seeds for Progress Foundation inaugurate new development centre in Nicaragua
The new development centre is the third to be inaugurated as part of the Cultivating Education Program; an initiative that contributes to the prevention of child labour in coffee producing regions.
Dunkin’ continues commitments to coffee sustainability in 2021
Dunkin’ has shared some of the latest ways it is continuing its commitment to coffee sustainability in 2021, furthering ongoing efforts to make a meaningful difference in the lives and livelihoods of coffee farmers and producers.
The coffee partnership driving landscape-level sustainability in Mexico
The partnership between Olam Coffee, part of Olam Food Ingredients, and the Rainforest Alliance in Mexico is part of the Alliance for Sustainable Landscapes and Markets, funded by USAID, which is working to conserve biodiversity and provide sustainable farmer livelihoods in the biological corridor of the La Frailescana region of Chiapas.
Nespresso invests in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s coffee revival
Nespresso has announced a long-term commitment to revive the DRC’s coffee industry under its Reviving Origins programme, with the launch of organic KAHAWA ya CONGO coffee in the US.
Nicaragua coffee farmers receive support to prevent Covid-19
Seeds for Progress Foundation and Mercon Coffee Group have joined efforts to mitigate the impact of coronavirus in coffee growing regions of Nicaragua thanks to a €100,000 relief fund allocated to them by the Dutch Development Bank (FMO).