From Baliem Valley to America
A farmer cooperative in Baliem Valley succeeded in exporting coffee abroad, at the same time improving the welfare of local residents.
July 13, 2011
PLANTING coffee at Baliem Valley, on the slopes of Mount Jayawijaya, Papua, has always been a collective affair. And it was no different that Tuesday morning, two weeks ago, when dozens of farmers worked together cleaning their plots and planting coffee seeds. At least five persons worked on each plot, from morning to late afternoon. They were members of the Baliem Blue Coffee Cooperative. "We will have lunch together and start to work again after
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