In the News

In this week’s episode of the podcast, Pierre Ferrari of Heifer International discusses creating equitable, resilient food systems.

In times of crisis, we’ve witnessed the greater coffee community band together to help those impacted, whether it be through donating essential supplies after a natural disaster or providing additional income workshops for farmers.

Sustainable commercial coffee roaster manufacturer Bellwether Coffee, global development organisation Heifer International, and specialty coffee importer Sustainable Harvest have announced the launch of Verified Living Income, a pricing model designed to meet coffee farmers’ livelihood needs.

Tech start-up Bellwether Coffee has publicly committed to paying farmers in its supply chain a living income, and is pioneering a data-driven approach to setting farm-gate coffee prices.

As climate change in the high Andes threatens alpaca herding, the primary source of livelihood for many of Peru’s Indigenous communities, development programs are teaching men how to use technical herd management strategies such as herd immunization, selective breeding, and modern pasture management.

PepsiCo is giving a big boost to efforts by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research and U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action to reduce greenhouse gases in agriculture, donating $5 million to a year-old partnership now rebranded as AgMission.

Now in its fourth year, the Call for Code Initiative has grown to more than 400,000 developers and problem solvers across 179 nations, and has generated more than fifteen thousand applications.

The animals must be treated well, but you also have to consider the workers and the land.

Ellen Brown, Deputy Director of Heifer USA, shares details about the non-profit and how you can support them. grassrootscoop.com

Millions of people around the world rely on agriculture for their livelihoods but lack the capital, agricultural inputs, technology, training, or market access required to earn a living income.