Tag: African coffee
The Long Miles Coffee Project
Sometimes it may feel like the small farmer is always losing in the modern market, where multinational corporations dominate and profit trumps all. But once in awhile, we find people working actively to make a positive change in the way goods are exchanged. People who care if farmers have enough money to buy food, provide … read more
Rugasira: Uganda’s Coffee Story
By Salem Lorot Sometime earlier this year, an article by the title ‘You Lazy (Intellectual) African Scum!’ by Field Ruwe, a US-based Zambian media practitioner and author, went viral. I remember reading it and ‘burning inside me’ for the truth that Ruwe told and the challenge he gave to the African intellectuals. Field Ruwe observed: … read more