The numbers behind the coffee
Since 2022, we have been working to establish a short and efficient value chain between farmers in East Timor and end customers in Norway. It is, and will be, a very difficult and complicated task, but we have come a long way. Coffee is a volume game, and without large volumes it is challenging to both offer…
Coffee from Hauraikik.
Coffee from Hauraikik in Maubisse. Produced by CCALMA in collaboration with Konfiansa.
Coffee from Parami.
Parami is located 1,500 meters above sea level, six hours from the capital. Here they produce world-class coffee.
Coffee has left East Timor – Europe next!
It's January, and after working for over a year on Konfiansa's first production, we're getting closer to our goal. On January 16, a container will be shipped from East Timor, with 30 of the over 300 bags of coffee in the tin cans bearing Konfiansa as both the addressee and the addressee. 1,800 kilos of coffee are expected to arrive in Norway at the end of March.…
We produce!
It's August and almost two years after Konfiansa saw the light of day, we have reached a major milestone: We are producing coffee. Right now we are in the peak season for coffee production in East Timor. The farmers in CCALMA, Konfiansa's new cooperative, have spent the past few weeks building drying beds and tinkering with the cooperative's newly purchased depulping machine (a machine that removes…
Support the cooperative with equipment!
Konfiansa's newly established cooperative will start producing the coffee we will drink this winter in a few months. However, they have never produced good quality coffee, and therefore need better equipment. Support the project with 50 kroner by visiting Konfiansa's VIPPS shop (#764129 or use the QR code at the bottom of the article) CCALMA, the name of the cooperative, sees in these…
Cooperativa Café Local Maubisse is official!
At Easter, the cooperative CCALMA – Cooperativa Café Local Maubisse – was finally established, and will already be producing coffee that will be sent directly to Norway by the summer! The cooperative initially consists of 14 farmers and a local administrator. Through the network in East Timor, we have come into contact with a group of farmers in the area around Maubisse in the region…
Does sustainable coffee exist?
Half of all coffee is certified sustainable, but how sustainable is it really? Does sustainable coffee even exist? This short article looks at some of the challenges the industry faces, and explains why 'sustainable' coffee is not actually as sustainable as some claim.
The power of coffee
Coffee and Injustice Global coffee production grew as a result of colonial power in tropical regions, and ever-increasing demand among European coffee houses. The pattern is the same today: All production takes place in tropical regions around the equator (that's the only place coffee can be grown), and Europeans are still the biggest drinkers. Per capita,…
