President Clinton meets with Rwandan Farmers Coffee
President Clinton met with Rwandan coffee farmers yesterday at the Kigali Serena Hotel in Kigali, Rwanda. For more than a year, CHDI has worked with 6,500 coffee farmers to expand their access to financing, improve their production and processing capacity, facilitate international sales, and develop a new “Rwandan Farmers” coffee brand that is structured to return profits directly to the farmers and their communities. Rwandan Farmers coffee was launched in June 2008 and now is sold in more than 800 retail outlets in Europe. CHDI is working in both Rwanda and Malawi to improve farmers’ incomes, develop sustainable agri-businesses, and strengthen essential infrastructure that can improve productivity.
President Bill Clinton with coffee growers at event at the Kigali Serena Hotel in Kigali, Rwanda on August 1, 2008.
Tags: Coffee Farmers, Rwanda
August 2nd, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Dear Bill,
Keep up the great work. We can make the world a better place and your efforts are helping us get there. My prayers are with you. Haiti needs help as well. COme help create a global expo in 2020 in Haiti. Peace and God Bless, JP
August 4th, 2008 at 12:59 am
Hi,
I am part of the sustainability movement here in Seattle (SCALLOPS - sustainable communities all over Puget Sound) and I would love to find a way to network wth the Rwandan coffee growers. Thanks for bring this to our attention.
Cassie