“coffee rust”

Coffee Rust Aggravates Poverty in Rural El Salvador

By Edgardo Ayala
Sitting in front of a pile of coffee beans that she has just picked, Ilsy Membreño separates the green cherries from the ripe red ones with a worried look on her face, lamenting the bad harvest on the farm where she works in western El Salvador and the low daily wages she is earning.

COP 21 Should be making People Ask: ‘Where Does My Turkey Come From?’

By A. D. McKenzie
As the festive season begins, some farmers say that consumers should be asking about the origins of their food, and thinking about who produces it, especially in light of the historic accord reached at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21) on Dec. 12 in Paris.


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