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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, have in recent weeks built drying beds and used the cooperative's newly purchased depulping machine (a machine that removes…

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 visiting Konfiansa's VIPPS shop (#764129 or use the QR code at the bottom of the case) CCALMA, the cooperative's name, sees in these…

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 in East Timor, we have come into contact with a group of farmers in the area around Maubisse in the region...

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 is not really as sustainable as some claim.

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 vulnerable and poor coffee farmers. The income is not only low - it is also very unstable and the production…