The rising popularity of premium coffee in the U.S. is having a direct positive effect on some of the poorest farmers in the world. Freelance photographer Jonathan Kalan has seen it firsthand, and ...

“This is something that is close to my heart,” Mwenedata says. “We’re making sure that we are able to provide fresh coffee to the people who love coffee and who also are looking for a way to keep ...

At Starbucks’ shareholders meeting in March, Rwandan President Paul Kagame made a special appearance to tell investors how devoted the company is to the welfare of coffee farmers. He also said ...

SEATTLE — At Starbucks’ shareholders meeting in March, Rwandan President Paul Kagame made a special appearance to tell investors how devoted the company is to the welfare of coffee farmers.

Coffee is one of the more challenging crops to grow, says agricultural economist David Ortega, PhD, who has done research with growers in Rwanda. Coffee farmers are usually the lowest paid in the ...

A courageous woman, who survived the 1994 Rwandan Genocide and went on to become a coffee farmer and business leader, took an up close look at where her product actually goes ...

Raphael Karasi, an 81-year-old coffee farmer from NOVA coffee, Gicumbi District, emerged as the top winner in the Best of Rwanda Coffee competition, scoring an impressive 91.86, followed by ...

Visit Rwanda states that there are 450,000 small farms totaling just 42,000 hectares under coffee cultivation, with the average farmer boasting just one acre of land and 165 trees.

[Benefit event flyer] Stumptown Coffee founder Duane Sorenson makes regular trips to farms around the world to source his prized beans. On a recent trip to a coffee co-op in Rwanda, he asked one of ...