How 8 Women Took on Male-Dominated Coffee Farming in Honduras
March 1, 2021
Typically, coffee farming is seen as a male dominated industry and we know this to be true from our own supply chain, with just under
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Case Study: Sustainable Agriculture in San Juan del Oro, Peru
February 25, 2021
La Cooperativa Agraria Cafetalera San Juan del Oro (CAC SJO or San Juan del Oro) was the first cooperative to be founded in Puno in
Educating Young People in Honduras with Matthew Algie and COCAFCAL
February 24, 2021
Some of the most rewarding work we do at Matthew Algie is support our Fairtrade producers to improve education for young people. It makes sense
The impact of Fairtrade: 6 ways COOMAP used their Fairtrade Premium to improve their community
February 22, 2021
At Matthew Algie, we have always championed Fairtrade. For almost 25 years, we have been sourcing coffee from Fairtrade cooperatives around the world, ensuring our
Matthew Algie roastery becomes the first in the world to achieve the Carbon Neutral Gold Standard
November 29, 2019
Climate change is having a detrimental impact on global coffee production, with drastic consequences for our producers around the world. As a result, we have
Trip to Origin: Visiting 6 co-ops and 8 coffee farms in Brazil
October 24, 2019
We set out for this giant origin, both in terms of land and coffee volume in early August. This was the end of the harvest
The Cup Movement: Reducing the use of paper coffee cups
October 21, 2019
It is estimated that 478 million single-use cups are used in Scotland each year, approximately 95 million of these are used in our community in
A Success Story from Peru
November 14, 2018
Between 2013-15, Matthew Algie worked with the San Juan del Oro Coffee Cooperative in Southern Peru as part of a collaborative project focussing on adaptation
Recycling coffee cups: What’s the solution?
September 28, 2018
With a growing consumer awareness around the damaging effects of single-use plastics, it’s time for the coffee industry to adapt. Addressing the problem. Since
Amy Oroko on our work with farmers and cooperatives in Uganda & Rwanda
September 12, 2018
2018 Amy Oroko, Sustainability Manager at Matthew Algie, on the positive impact of our project with farmers in Uganda, and catching up with the Kopakama