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Value Chain Study Explores How to Make Coffee Work for Smallholder Farmers

Newly published research reinforces the idea that participation in the specialty coffee market has greater potential to improve small-family farmers’ incomes and livelihoods. The catch is that participation in the specialty coffee market requires significant economic and social capital to begin with, the study notes. The study, published online in December and coming to the … Read more

Cocoa sector to reach $79 billion in value within the next decade

A continued projection of growth for the global cocoa market has been forecast, with its present value of $48.3 billion projected to reach US$79 billion within the next decade, reports Neill Barston. The research from Dubai-headquartered Fact. Mr. insights group placed the rate of CAGR expansion at 5% until 2032, despite significant factors impacting the … Read more