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Not Your Average Cup of Coffee..

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Swapna commented on the blog post Coffee Farmers who are Landmine Victims! Mar 12

Swapna added the blog post 'Coffee Farmers who are Landmine Victims!' Mar 5

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Swapna started a discussion called Not Your Average Cup of Coffee.. Feb 20

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What is your position in the coffee industry?: coffee enthusiast

Where are you located? ( City and Country ): Somerville, Massachusetts

How many years have you been in the industry?: 0

About Me:: Over the years, I haven't become a coffee fanatic. But even though I only drink a cup of coffee a couple times a week, I was interested in getting involved with the Coffeelands Landmine Victims Trust.

About My Company:: Much of coffee lands are in areas of ongoing conflict or previous warring zones. Because of this, landmines pervade much of the coffee farming land in areas like Latin America. Many times, when coffee farmers are cultivating land or collecting coffee beans, they accidentally trigger hidden landmines. The explosions are obviously noxious, leaving many of the victims amputated. The CLVT works to generate funds, which are in turn loaned to these victims. The loans help them to support their families, bounce back from injuries, create new businesses and return to normalcy.

For their noble work, I have begun to work closely with the Coffeelands Landmine Victims Trust. Please visit the website for more information about how coffee drinkers and sellers can help.

Website:: http://www.coffeelandstrust.org/

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Coffee Farmers who are Landmine Victims!

Major coffee producing regions of the world have also been the sites of bitter conflict, including Columbia, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Vietnam, Laos, Uganda, Angola and Ethiopia. Tragically, areas with the heaviest concentrations of landmine use and the best coffee producing regions frequently overlap. One of the best places to grow high quality coffee is in the mountains, the same areas that in times of war are strategically significant as borders between territories, or as strongholds f… Continue

Posted on March 5th, 2008 at 7:44am — 2 Comments (Add)

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