Ikigai Coffee

In this episode I am talking to Greg Meenahan and Kimberly Easson, both from Equal Origins, The Partnership for Gender Equity.  We're discussing Gender Equity vs Equality in the coffee industry. What is the current state and what decisions can be made for roasters or importers to improve situations  Equal Origins aims at becoming a knowledge platform for all individually operating gender equity projects, providing connections and improving collaborative impact. Find out more on www.equalorigins.org and www.ikigai.coffee/podcast for the show notes and links to the discussed articles.  

In this episode I'm talking to Lotje Kaak, the Sourcing & Development Manager for FairTrade Original (FTO). Lotje is one of the driving forces at FTO creating transparent and connected supply chains in several product categories including coffee. We're talking about the true cost of coffee production, the challenges of certifications and the way FTO operates and stimulates collaboration and development. Find out more about Lotje Kaak or FairTrade Original on www.fairtradeoriginal.nl 

In this episode I am talking to Isabel van Bemmelen, the Managing Directo of Progreso Foundation and Blockchain based global trading platform BeyCo. Isabel is a highly driven and knowledgeable person in the world of sustainable coffee production and trading and manages the important work of positive progress behind the scenes of the often times troubled coffee industry. Progreso facilitates connections between farmers, cooperatives, importers an roasters. BeyCo serves as the Blockchain based tool for these connections and trading contracts and transaction documentation. Find out more on www.progreso.nl or www.beyco.nl 

In this episode I'm talking to Maarten van Keulen from Circular Coffee Collective and This Side Up Coffees. Maarten is a friend specialised in circularity in the coffee trade. As founder of the CCC and co-founder of This Side Up Coffee, he is a busy man on a mission; to create more awareness amongst consumers regarding the way coffee has, is and can be traded. Connecting businesses to coffee farmers, farmer groups and cooperatives worldwide. Find out more on www.circularcoffeecollective.com or www.thissideup.coffee   

In this episode, (recorded in Dutch) I'm talking to Meine van der Graaf. Meine is the initiator of the Futureproof Coffee Collective by MVO Nederland, an organisation focussing on sustainable entrepreneurship and with FPCC aiming on the coffee industry. Find out more on https://www.mvonederland.nl/futureproofcoffeecollective/ 

In this episode I'm talking to Juan Pablo Lasso Argote; My friend from Colombia and a great coffee producer who is trying to change the way coffee is produced and traded in his village by finding connections to a Specialty coffee market.  Find out more about Juan Pablo via www.argotecoffee.com

In this episode I'm talking to Fuadi Pitsuwan, the founder of Beanspire and the Mae Kha Jan dry mill in the Chiang man and Chiang Rai region in the northern part of Thailand. A smart cookie in the specialty coffee industry.

In this first episode I'm talking to Sara Morrocchi, Founder of VUNA origin consulting. A very knowledgeable lady in the coffee industry and partly responsible for the success of the project in Hopong, Myanmar