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4 Feb 2005

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TechnoServe

In Tanzania 4,400 Small-Scale Coffee Growers Sell Directly to Peet's and Five Other Overseas Buyers, Earning Premium Prices

Adolph Kumburu, AKSCG [Association of Kilimanjaro Specialty Coffee Growers] Executive Director, commented, "The direct export of 10 containers of specialty coffee is a great achievement that will provide a substantial increase in income for many smallholder farmers...” [buyers include Peet's Coffee & Tea, Starbucks, Dallis Coffee, List & Beisler, Volcafé (part of ED&F Man)]