“That is my dream. To have empowered women... to turn this dream into a reality we need to work together." –Aurora Izquierdo of Colombia's @cafeanei at @Bloombergdotorg -supported @LTCoffee#Rwanda2019 sharing her South-South perspective with fellow women farmers #SpecialtyCoffee
“One of the important words is respect—when we forget respect, for the environment, for other people…. That’s when we fail.” -Fatima Ismael of Nicaragua's Soppexcca cooperative at @LTCoffee#Rwanda2019 in Kigali.
Through our support, @SustHarv's annual #LetsTalkCoffee conference is underway in Rwanda, bringing coffee producers together with specialty-coffee buyers, government officials, & stakeholders to expand these producers' access to international markets.
“I think there is an opportunity to deliver on quality...but to do something more, and something better, something that could make this a slightly more attractive, equitable, sustainable trade." @jimseven@DailyCoffeeNews https://t.co/AdcuaKiRcu
Announced at @LTCoffee 2018: The launch of our three-year program to assist thousands of farmers throughout Southern Mexico in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank. @the_IDB @fominbid @WCoffeeResearch #SpecialtyCoffee https://t.co/W9x32R9BnR