Ermera | Washed | Timor-Leste
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description: Ok wow, this project is finally ready to launch! It’s been a long time coming… So this coffee is the literal embodiment of everything we stand for. It’s a regional smallholder lot, comprised of parchment purchased by Raw Material’s team on the ground in Timor, pre-financed by us (with help from Algrano). What’s really special about it is that it represents the early stages of meaningful positive change for the community of growers behind it… Ermera is Timor-Leste’s main coffee-growing region, and coffee is the country’s second-largest export after oil, but in this region nearly 60% of households live below the poverty line. Decades of little to no investment in coffee infrastructure and replanting schemes have led us here. Raw Material are working to change this, buying cherries and parchment, then reinvesting directly into the community. That reinvestment has already created the means to process some brilliant coffees, but growth has been limited by capital. In a country where rural incomes remain extremely low, and building materials like bamboo can be sourced locally, relatively small investments can create substantial infrastructure improvements, which in turn increase revenues. Basically, we paid for this coffee about a year before it shipped. That allowed Raw Material to purchase a load of additional parchment from smallholders who didn't have access to washing stations, with the profits being reinvested into building more washing stations and planting higher-yielding coffee trees. It’s so fucking sweet. Raw Material Timor-Leste: The Project Raw Material have been working in Timor-Leste since 2018, building washing stations, investing in processing infrastructure, and creating routes to market for producers who would otherwise be isolated from speciality supply chains.The idea is pretty simple: buy coffee in a way that supports long-term development, then reinvest profits into projects that improve quality, yields, and livelihoods over time. One of the biggest…
brand: Cuppers Choice
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  value: Medium Espresso
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  value: 250g, 1kg
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  low price: 16.00
  high price: 46.00
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