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How can we improve access to finance for smallholder coffee farmers?

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Without access to finance, many coffee farmers struggle to invest in their farms – their businesses – and few can manage their farms enough to make them profitable. Larissa Céron works at Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG) Sustainable Business Unit in Hamburg. Rachel Nakasiita is Farmer Service Unit (FSU) Manager for NKG Bloom Uganda.

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Understanding the co-operative model in Kenya’s coffee sector

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Many of these co-ops are well-managed and add value to coffee in a number of ways, including through quality control, packaging, and even domestic sales in some cases. Mr. Gathura is a retired wet mill manager from Kenya. He explains why well-managed co-operatives are essential to the success of the country’s coffee industry.

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Coffee News Recap, 7 Oct: Severe weather forecast across several of Brazil’s coffee-growing regions, Nestlé commits US $1 billion to sustainable coffee production & other stories

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As part of the initiative, local artists in three US cities – Atlanta, Milwaukee, and Portland, OR – designed street art murals to raise awareness of sustainability issues in the coffee supply chain. Nestlé commits US $1 billion to support sustainable coffee farming. Nestlé is aiming to sustainably source 100% of its coffee by 2025.