Farmers Make Remarkable Breakthrough that Could Revolutionize Coffee Industry: 'We've Taken Control'

Farmers make remarkable breakthrough that could revolutionize coffee industry: 'We've taken control'

In a breakthrough for both farming and forest conservation, coffee growers in Ethiopia have discovered a way to boost their incomes while helping reforest thousands of acres of endangered woodland — all by changing how they grow and process their beans. Led by the nonprofit Farm Africa, the Coffee for Conservation project trained over 4,000 farmers on climate-smart techniques for sustainable coffee production. As reported by the Good News Networ…

University of Huddersfield celebrates conservation project's first harvest of wild coffee from Ethiopia - Huddersfield Hub

The first harvest of wild coffee from Ethiopia as part of an action research project led by the University of Huddersfield was showcased at a special tasting event. Hosted jointly by the university and Dark Woods Coffee, the event was designed to launch the 2024 harvest of wild coffee from a remote forest area of southwest Ethiopia and was held at the Marsden firm’s mill base. The university’s project, which is funded by a research grant from th…