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Read some of our posts to gain insight into the value chain that provides access to fantastic coffee from East Timor. A good place to start is the power of coffee: a study carried out by Bjørge Bondevik which is about how coffee farmers in East Timor are affected by various certification schemes.
We produce!
It is August and almost two years after Konfiansa saw the light of day, we have reached a major milestone: We are producing coffee. Right now we are in the high season of coffee production in East Timor. The farmers in CCALMA, Konfiansa's new cooperative,…
Support the cooperative with equipment!
Konfiansa's newly established cooperative will in a few months start the production of the coffee we will drink for the winter. However, they have never produced coffee of good quality, and thus need better equipment. Support the project with NOK 50 by going…
Cooperativa Café Local Maubisse is official!
At Easter, the cooperative CCALMA – Cooperativa Café Local Maubisse – was finally established, and already in the summer will produce coffee that is sent directly to Norway! The cooperative initially consists of 14 farmers and a local administrator. Through the network…
Is there sustainable coffee?
Half of all coffee is certified sustainable, but how sustainable is it really? Does sustainable coffee even exist? This short article addresses some of the challenges the industry faces, and explains why 'sustainable' coffee actually…
The power of coffee
Coffee and East Timor Coffee is, apart from some oil production, East Timor's only export industry and a product essential in the country's further development. At the same time, the coffee industry is down with a broken back, and faces a number of challenges. East Timorese farmers are among the world's most…
