This month's snapshots
02/02/23
It's Career day at OLMA!
Melissa Callanta-Rechner and Daniel Domingo took the career day at OLMA, Park Ridge, USA as an opportunity to share what is behind a chocolate treat. Melissa and Dan, who is an alumni at OLMA, gave a presentation explaining what a career as a cocoa trader entails!
A special thank you to Dan for organizing cocoa pods and other cocoa product samples. The middle school kids enjoyed the presentation and the chocolate samples - a courtesy of Barry - and many even tried the fresh cocoa seed with pulp.
"My son said the kids liked our presentation the best (thanks to the ECOM media library). I think the chocolate did the trick" says Melissa, "We hope we inspired the next generation of cocoa professionals".
African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA) 2023
This month in Kigali, Dormans Coffee, Supremo, and Kawacom attended AFCA 2023. The photo below is of CMS Kenya, and they have invited 28 producers who are the leaders of the cooperatives we work with. They participated in the World of Coffee Producers forum and are participating in AFCA. The objective is to involve them in current conversations about challenges in coffee, good agricultural practices, and new technologies.
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Click to read this articleAmsterdam Cocoa Experience Center
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Click to read this articlePublic welfare activities for students in Chinese coffee communities
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