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Field Notes

Field Notes

Follow us along as we report straight from the field. Get first-hand insights into the daily life of the coffee farming families participating in our projects. And stay informed on our activities for a lasting impact.

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Minas Gerais: Land of Small Producers and Exceptional Coffees

by Raphaela Mendonça Leite, 11 Sept 2024

Everything that is produced in Minas Gerais – Brazil has a different taste. Proof of this are the authentic Minas Gerais coffees. But everyday coffee gains an even more differentiated flavor when it is part of the specialty coffee category.

Smallholder coffee farming families that are part of the ICP project in Brazil are increasingly seeking improvements in coffee quality to ...

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Jari and Agnes

Sowing Seeds of Change: The Resilience Journey of Jali and Agnes

by Muddy Kimwery, 12 Jul 2024

Nestled in the southern landscapes of Tanzania, the ICP project implemented by Hanns R. Neumann Stiftung (HRNS) has been shaping the destinies of smallholder coffee farmers from 2020 to 2023 in Songwe and Mbeya Regions. At the forefront of this transformative narrative are Jali Shupa and Agnes Mwalembe, dynamic participants of the Kahawa Kwanza Youth group at Nsenga AMCOS, in ...

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EUDR

5 Jun 2024

Climate Change

Smallholder Coffee Farmers Need Adequate Structures, Enough Time, and Financial Resources to Comply with EUDR

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Ethiopia coffee selection

Katharina van Treeck | 11 Apr 2024

Gender

Youth

Farmer Organizations

Family Businesses

Climate Change

CAFE II in Ethiopia: Learnings From A Successful Project

Ethiopia

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Honduras

Uwe Kerkow | 25 Mar 2024

Addressing Megatrends in the Upcoming Five Years

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International Coffee Day 2023

Anika Nicolaudius | 30 Sept 2023

Family Businesses

Happy International Coffee Day 2023!

Global

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Income diversification Indonesia

Anita Darienarita | 12 Sept 2023

Family Businesses

With Resourcefulness To Resources: A Better Income for Coffee Farming Families in Indonesia

Indonesia

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Strengthening Coffee Farming Communities

Anika Nicolaudius | 2 Aug 2023

Family Businesses

Strengthening Coffee Farming Communities Amid Global Challenges

Global

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Rui Miguel Nabeiro from Delta Cafés Is ICP’s New Chair

Anika Nicolaudius | 7 Mar 2023

Family Businesses

Rui Miguel Nabeiro from Delta Cafés Is ICP’s New Chair

Global

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More than Coffee!

Anika Nicolaudius | 30 Nov 2022

Farmer Organizations

Gender

Youth

Family Businesses

More than Coffee!

Uganda

Central America

Global

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