Latin America

En memoria de Raúl del Águila Hidalgo

Raúl del Águila Hidalgo, Gerente General de Cocla, falleció tristemente el miércoles 13 de febrero 2013.

Raúl fue un gran líder no solo para los pequeños productores en el Valle de La Convención, sino también de Perú, Latinoamérica y el mundo entero.

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Tribute to Raul del Aguila Hidalgo

Raúl del Águila Hidalgo, General Manager of Cocla, sadly passed away on Wednesday 13th February 2013.

Raúl was an inspirational leader of smallholder producers, not only in the Valle de La Convención, Cusco but also in the rest of Peru, Latin America and the world as a whole.

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Twin wins funding for ambitious new project in Nicaragua

Twin has been successful in winning Big Lottery Fund (BLF) support for a new coffee project in Nicaragua. The ‘Double Espresso’ project will benefit some 10,000-plus households across 10 producer organisations in the Cafénica network.

Working with smallholder coffee farmers, the project will help them to gain the skills and knowledge they need to adapt to imminent climate change threats. The project will also provide training in price risk management, which is vital for protecting smallholder incomes in a volatile market.

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Twin wins funding for ambitious new project in Nicaragua

Twin has been successful in winning Big Lottery Fund (BLF) support for a new coffee project in Nicaragua. The ‘Double Espresso’ project will benefit some 10,000-plus households across 10 producer organisations in the Cafénica network.

Working with smallholder coffee farmers, the project will help them to gain the skills and knowledge they need to adapt to imminent climate change threats. The project will also provide training in price risk management, which is vital for protecting smallholder incomes in a volatile market.

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Twin Trading reports on Honduras coffee market

Following a recent visit, Matt Horsbrugh, Head of Trading at Twin Trading, offers his insights on developments in coffee in Honduras over the last ten years and looks at the current output of a number of certified coffee cooperatives.

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Twin welcomes new member Cenfrocafe, Peru

Twin is pleased to welcome Cooperativa de Servicios Múltiples – Cenfrocafe – as our newest member. The Peruvian coffee cooperative was unanimously elected as a member at our recent AGM.

Twin Trading has been trading with Cenfrocafe for over two years. The cooperative has been operating since 1999 in the districts to Tabaconas and San Ignacio in Peru. It became Fairtrade certified in 2007 and has been exporting Fairtrade coffee to USA and Europe since.

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Joanna Lawson’s Peru Trip

Joanna has just returned from a two month trip to Peru where she travelled the length and breadth of the country spending time with producer partners from Cajamarca to Puno. Three important customers from the UK took the opportunity to accompany her for different parts of the trip; focussing on understanding more about processing and quality management systems and developing specific cup profiles. Joanna also participated in the National Coffee Competition as a judge where Cecovasa won first place, followed by Cenfrocafe in second.

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