Today Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers announced a disaster relief effort called the Roya Recovery Project to help Latin American coffee farmers who are facing staggering losses as a result of a widespread outbreak of Coffee Leaf Rust disease. This parasitic fungus, known as Roya in Spanish, will cause coffee harvests to drop by an expected 30% - 70% in the region and the loss of approximately 500,000 coffee-related jobs. Early donors to the Roya Recovery Project include Cafe Moto, Cafe Mystique, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and Progreso. The project is being formally announced at the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) conference taking place in Boston, MA this week.
Article en ligne : www.csrwire.com/press_releases/35455-Sustainable-Harvest-Coffee-Importers-Launches-Disaster-Relief-Effort-to-Aid-Organic-Coffee-Farmers-in-Latin-America