Are we doing a good or a bad thing by buying coffee from this region? I would hope and think that we're doing a good thing but I wouldn't really know.
If we're doing a good thing... can you like me see the easiest way of giving finacial aid ever?
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Coffee and the droubt in East Africa
by Terje » Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:50 pm
Different beans and a frying pan, Zassenhaus grinder and a couple of moka pots...
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by RobC » Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:47 pm
Good question well made. Obviously Steve L is the man to ask as he is on the cutting edge of these things. A quick google found http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsro ... g_id=17172
Sorry, I gave up on the short links as they take too long to work out.
As it says some regions are suffering badly from the drought, but "Kenya (center right) had a bumper harvest in 2005, but little of the crop made its way to the drought-hit pastoral districts of the country. " - most likely this is due to export and little of the profit made would trickle back to the suffering regions. I am rubbish on both politics and this sort of issue, so Steve L of HB - where are you - we need you now!
Sorry, I gave up on the short links as they take too long to work out.
As it says some regions are suffering badly from the drought, but "Kenya (center right) had a bumper harvest in 2005, but little of the crop made its way to the drought-hit pastoral districts of the country. " - most likely this is due to export and little of the profit made would trickle back to the suffering regions. I am rubbish on both politics and this sort of issue, so Steve L of HB - where are you - we need you now!
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by Steve » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:21 am
Anything that supports a region by bying there products should help.
I'm off to talk to one of my main importers tomorrow and i'll report back anything I find out.
Cutting edge I'm not so sure but I'll shar what I can find out.
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I'm off to talk to one of my main importers tomorrow and i'll report back anything I find out.
Cutting edge I'm not so sure but I'll shar what I can find out.
Steve
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by RobC » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:24 am
Can't wait to Shar with you.
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by Gouezeri » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:28 am
then stop pouring the bloomin beer on the keyboard then Steve!!! It's you who should be drinking the stuff!! 
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by Beanie » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:33 am
ROFL
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by CakeBoy » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:34 am
Shar-ly not Steve! Give it a coffee to sober it up ..... damned computers! 
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by RobC » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:39 am
Which regions are offering the new "bying" products then?
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by Beanie » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:42 am
Just replace their next order with Nescafe, Steve 
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by RobC » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:42 am
Just claim you borrowed Cakeys keyboard with "sticky" keys!
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by RobC » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:50 am
THREAD HIJACK!!
Steve, how are these Gene Cafe's going down? The last I heard compared to the Alp both the production and performance was light years ahead and it was proving to be a home roasting dream... Any lucky owners want to report on performance?
Steve, how are these Gene Cafe's going down? The last I heard compared to the Alp both the production and performance was light years ahead and it was proving to be a home roasting dream... Any lucky owners want to report on performance?
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by CakeBoy » Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:04 am
Oh please don't start tempting me with a Gene Cafe just yet ............
It was awful. The "C" and "M" characters had to be thumped to make them work. Sore fingers
RobC wrote:Just claim you borrowed Cakeys keyboard with "sticky" keys!
It was awful. The "C" and "M" characters had to be thumped to make them work. Sore fingers
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