Comments on: Africa’s Future? http://www.mirembekawomera.com/blog/2008/06/06/africas-future/ Delicious Peace Coffee News Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:28:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: BCM http://www.mirembekawomera.com/blog/2008/06/06/africas-future/#comment-1629 BCM Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:39:57 +0000 http://www.mirembekawomera.com/blog/2008/06/06/africas-future/#comment-1629 Thanks to my friend Richard Hide of TWIN Trading for sending me this article, which makes the case for a refocusing of our efforts, starting with the farmers themselves. http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2008/06/10/small-is-bountiful/#more-1122 This article originally appeared in the UK's Guardian newspaper. Thanks to my friend Richard Hide of TWIN Trading for sending me this article, which makes the case for a refocusing of our efforts, starting with the farmers themselves.

http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2008/06/10/small-is-bountiful/#more-1122

This article originally appeared in the UK’s Guardian newspaper.

]]> By: Holly http://www.mirembekawomera.com/blog/2008/06/06/africas-future/#comment-1628 Holly Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:51:29 +0000 http://www.mirembekawomera.com/blog/2008/06/06/africas-future/#comment-1628 Nice post, Ben, I'm proud of you. Nice post, Ben, I’m proud of you.

]]> By: BCM http://www.mirembekawomera.com/blog/2008/06/06/africas-future/#comment-1627 BCM Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:24:27 +0000 http://www.mirembekawomera.com/blog/2008/06/06/africas-future/#comment-1627 There's an interesting editorial in today's LA Times, considering the diplomatic value of US sponsored food aid, which raises some interesting questions in terms of how the US government sees the value of solving the world's food crisis. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-food9-2008jun09,0,6731763.story Though it's not the US government, the farmers of Peace Kawomera certainly know that it's Americans of all religions and backgrounds buying their coffee, and choosing fair trade as a way of relating to others across the world. Is this potentially another way of looking to repair America's image and standing in the world? There’s an interesting editorial in today’s LA Times, considering the diplomatic value of US sponsored food aid, which raises some interesting questions in terms of how the US government sees the value of solving the world’s food crisis.

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-food9-2008jun09,0,6731763.story

Though it’s not the US government, the farmers of Peace Kawomera certainly know that it’s Americans of all religions and backgrounds buying their coffee, and choosing fair trade as a way of relating to others across the world. Is this potentially another way of looking to repair America’s image and standing in the world?

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