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The intimate relationship between farmers, the land and climate

2023-09-11 Comments Off on The intimate relationship between farmers, the land and climate
The intimate relationship between farmers, the land and climate

A damaging fungus, coffee leaf rust (Hemileia vastatrix), swept across the coffeelands of Central America from 2012-2014. It left withered plants and battered livelihoods in its wake. Smallholder farmers, already living on the edge, lost 30—50% of their coffee production (read: their income) in a matter of months. Food insecurity stalked the region as a […]

Cost-effective coffee farm renovation and rehabilitation

2023-04-18 Comments Off on Cost-effective coffee farm renovation and rehabilitation
Cost-effective coffee farm renovation and rehabilitation

In a recent post we explained the reasons for launching the RENACER Coffee Farm Management School in El Salvador. This posts provides a bit more depth on goals and lessons related to coffee farm renovation. In 2018 we carried out social and economic studies of rural communities in western El Salvador. This same year global […]

SCA Gives Our RENACER School the Sustainability Award!

2023-03-29 Comments Off on SCA Gives Our RENACER School the Sustainability Award!

We are so honored and grateful for SCA recognition of our RENACER Coffee School with its 2023 Sustainable Project Award! This post provides the background, purpose and results of the RENACER Coffee School since it was launched in early 2019. Why did we launch RENACER? Coffee farm renovation is an expensive but necessary investment for […]