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Environmentalists Warn Against Monoculture Coffee Growth in Bangladesh

Though coffee is not a native crop in Bangladesh, in the last couple of years, Bangladeshi farmers, especially those living in hilly regions, have been cultivating coffee thanks to favorable...

2024.07.03

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Inside a Pioneering Program to Protect Coffee and Birds in Venezuela

The Aves y Cafe program in Venezuela aids rural communities by encouraging community-centered shade coffee agroforestry, while protecting rare and migrating birds. The project has so far succeeded in protecting...

2024.05.27

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Cotierra Raises $1 Million for Biochar Production on Coffee Farms

A Swiss-Colombian startup called Cotierra has raised US$1 million in pre-seed funding to expand the development of its biochar solutions while promising to “decarbonize” coffee supply chains. From its offices...

2024.03.26

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Futura Coffee Roasters Regenerates Into New Southeast Portland Cafe

Two years removed from opening its first cafe and two months removed from expanding to both United States coasts, Portland, Oregon-based Futura Coffee Roasters just opened its fourth cafe overall....

2024.02.29

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Sumatra Coffee Farmers See Gains Through Agroforestry and Organic Fertilizer

Farmers in Indonesia’s Lampung province are making their own organic fertilizer in order to lessen reliance on volatile external supply chains. They’ve also diversified the number of crops they grow,...

2024.01.25

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