| From allafrica.com: "We managed to help Rwandan farmers launch a brand of premium coffee in the UK and we have so far helped them launch the brand in 1,000 stores across the United Kingdom," explained Sir Tom Hunter, a Scottish philanthropist working to improve the quality of Rwandan coffee during his visit to Rwanda early this month.
Rwanda is set to host the global Cup of Excellence Competition from the 18th - 22nd August; a prestigious coffee competition and online auction of the best specialty coffees in the world. An event that will for the first time take place in Africa, coming after Rwanda's success at last year's Golden Cup competition.
Leading coffee producing countries that have previously hosted the event include; Brazil, Colombia, Costa-Rica and the Honduras. Coffee production is the mainstay of Rwanda's economy, with exports going as far as the United States, China and Japan......Full Article Source |