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International
How Brazil’s cooperatives could upset the specialty coffee status quo
BRASIL – Coffee cooperatives in Brazil are a beast like no other. And while many have historically grown commodity-grade coffee, more and more in recent years have shifted to specialty. The fundamental…
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Agriculture
Uganda coffee exports in May slightly lower
KAMPALA – Uganda’s coffee exports in May were 0.4 percent lower from shipments in the same period last year, undermined by a drought and war in Sudan which cut demand for the…
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International
WOCCU addresses UN Group to strengthen credit unions’ role in financial inclusion
NEW YORK—World Council of Credit Unions [WOCCU] Senior Vice President of International Advocacy Andrew Price recently outlined the various ways credit unions play a key role in growing financial inclusion for rural…
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International
Africa sees coffee exports drop 9.8 percent in May 2023
KAMPALA – Africa saw its coffee exports of all forms drop by 9.8 percent to 0.94 million bags in April 2023 down from 1.04mln bags in April 2022, the International Coffee Organisation…
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International
Cogecom’s power generation grows
BRAZILIA – Brazilian distributed generation cooperative Cogecom’s first quarter 2023 power generation grew by more than 150pc from full-year 2022 levels. Cogecom, which focuses on renewable power, generated what it said was…
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News
Global coffee exports drop 9.6 percent in March 2023
KAMPALA-Global green bean exports in March 2023 totalled 10.90 million bags, as compared with 12.06mln bags in the same month of the previous year, the International Coffee Organisation [ICO] says in its…
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News
Africa posts 2.2 percent growth in coffee exports
KAMPALA-Exports of all forms of coffee from Africa increased by 2.2 percent to 1.02 million bags in February 2023 from 1.0mln bags in February 2022, the International Coffee Organisation [ICO] says. ICO…
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International
U.S. agency to promote worker voice, labour rights in Brazil, Paraguay
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labour has announced the award of a US$ 5 million cooperative agreement to the International Laborr Organisation [ILO] to strengthen the capacity of worker and civil…
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Finance & Banking
Egypt acquires equity in BRICS New Development Bank
CAIRO-One of Africa’s economic powerhouses, Egypt recently took an equity in the BRICS New Development Bank [NDB], weeks after President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi visited India as a chief guest for the Republic Day…
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News
Uganda’s February 2023 coffee exports up 6.3 percent
KAMPALA – Uganda increased its coffee exports by about 6.3 percent to 478,646 60-kilo bags in February 2023, Uganda Coffee Development Authority [UCDA] says in its latest report. According to UCDA, coffee…
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