Tag Archives: productivity

A Napa valley vineyard – a glimpse into the future of coffee farming?

2015-07-06 Kraig Kraft Comments Off

(I’m interrupting my series on investment in farms for a few posts on current topics) I’m currently in Northern California visiting family for the week and happened to have a serendipitous encounter with the CEO of a mid-size winery in the Napa Valley while camping with friends. This winery is probably a label that Ric […]

289. How to help farms thrive again

2012-07-30 Coffeelands Staff Comments Off

In the development projects I have been involved with, some of the best thinking is done in the car, during the countless hours spent in long rides to and from the field. Or in the evenings after a day with farmers, which invariably educates and provokes new ideas. When I was working on the […]

171. What that study means to me

2011-05-25 Coffeelands Staff Comments Off

Yesterday I provided a detailed summary of a recent study on the economic impacts of Fair Trade and organic certifications. Today, what it means to me in my work.

170. What that study really said

2011-05-24 Coffeelands Staff Comments Off

The study on the economic impacts of Fair Trade and organic certifications that appeared in a recent issue of Ecological Economics has prompted some good, informed discussion, but also its share of distortion. After carefully reading (and re-reading) the study, here is my take on it as someone who works with both certified and non-certified […]

Tag Archives: productivity

A Napa valley vineyard – a glimpse into the future of coffee farming?

289. How to help farms thrive again

171. What that study means to me

170. What that study really said

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