Bolivia
Bolivia
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AgricultureWorld’s first Fairtrade nut-farming co-op celebrates tenth birthday
One of the biggest Fairtrade success stories in recent years is Liberation Foods, which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2017. It was founded by Twin – the Fairtrade charity famed for setting up Cafedirect and Divine Chocolate....
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PoliticsBolivia mining co-ops clash with government, leading to death of minister
A government minister in Bolivia has been killed during a dispute with mining co-operatives. Deputy interior minister Rodolfo Illanes was taken hostage and killed, according to authorities, during a dispute over mining laws. The disagreement started...
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AgricultureFrom the Field: Thoughts From the New Kid on the Block
By Carly Kadlec, Green Coffee Buyer My name is Carly Kadlec and I have been with Equal Exchange for just over two months. I am a Green Coffee Buyer. I just returned from my first big trip...
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AgricultureCo-ops help quinoa farmers gain access to the global market
Following on from the International Year of Co-operatives, the United Nations has named 2013 as the International Year of Quinoa — and co-operatives are still playing a big part.
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AgricultureCo-op combats deforestation in Bolivia
The Cochabamba Project combats deforestation by working with poor smallholders in the Bolvian Amazon, Co-op News talked to the Director David Vincent.
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Ecotourism Helps Amazon Jungle Communities Survive
The Tsimane Mosetene people in Bolivia’s Amazon jungle region have found a tool to preserve their habitat and way of life: a community ecotourism project that won a United Nations-sponsored international award. The Mapajo Indigenous...
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Development
President & VP of Bolivia Attend WFTD Celebration
For the first time in the history of World Fair Trade Day, a head of state publicly joined in the celebration. Beginning by joining a Fair Trade breakfast, President Evo Morales and Vice President Garcia...
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Democracy
International Co-operative Alliance welcomes it’s 267th member
Confederacion Nacional de Cooperativas de Bolivia (CONCOBOL) - Bolivia is the latest organisation to join the International Co-operative Alliance, which has members in 96 countries is all regions. CONCOBOL is the apex organization of the...
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DemocracyCo-operative Enterprises: Key Actors in the EU ‘Agenda for Change’
On 13th October, the EU Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, unveiled the 'Agenda for Change' of EU Development policy. This communication is the basis of the future EU Development strategy, with which the EU will...
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Development
FLO & Coffee Producers Take Actions to Overcome Challenges in Market
Reacting to turmoil in coffee markets over the past two years, Fairtrade International (FLO) has sponsored several actions as part of a Coffee Action Plan introduced in November 2010.