Sustainability
Follow the Beans
THE COLOR I would better associate with Tagum City is gold. Tagum is Mindanao’s fastest rising city and Davao del Norte’s provincial capital; and its fortunes are being made through the industries of gold mining and agriculture in Northern Davao. Gold catapulted the progress of this municipality in 1988 as it drew throngs of miners seeking quick fortune. Ten years later, the once struggling town became a city. more 
Bohol coffee farmers first to receive fruit of DA, Nestlé partnership
BOHOL recently became the first coffee-producing area in the country to receive the fruits of the partnership between the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Nestlé Philippines, Inc. (NPI), makers of the country’s most popular coffee brand, NESCAFÉ. more
DA Officials Attend NESTLÉ Sustainable Coffee-based Farming Technology Seminar
REGIONAL officials of the Department of Agriculture from Bicol, Iloilo, Bohol, Mindoro and Cavite participated in a two-day seminar at the Nestle Experimental and Demonstration Farm (NEDF) in Tagum, Davao del Sur last September 28-29. The seminar is part of an ongoing memorandum of agreement between NESTLÉ Philippines, manufacturer of the country’s leading coffee brand NESCAFÉ, and the DA, which stipulates an exchange of expertise between the two parties. more
Yap: Private sector can help revitalize coffee farming
IF there’s a way to help revitalize local coffee farming—considering the many solutions this can generate for farmers, their families and the economy—it can be done best through a solid and well-planned partnership with the private sector. This is what Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Arthur Yap has affirmed. more
Agriculture Secretary Yap eyes rejuvenation of coffee farming industry
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Arthur Yap sees a bright future for coffee farming in the Philippines—despite the setbacks of the past two decades--and has set his sights on reviving the coffee industry. more
MOU combines DA, Nestlé expertise to support the coffee industry
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Nestlé Philippines, Inc. (NPI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Saturday that puts together their expertise and resources to further strengthen the Philippines’ coffee industry. more
Bukidnon tribes receive free coffee training from NESCAFÉ
May 2009
AS part of its efforts to support the coffee farmers, the rural communities and the local coffee industry, NESCAFÉ, Nestlé’s heritage coffee brand, extends its support to Bukidnon farmers by gifting them with superior coffee planting materials and free training and assistance on coffee growing. more
NESCAFÉ supports Bukidnon coffee farmers through sustainable means
May 2009
AS part of its efforts to support the coffee farmers, the rural communities and the local coffee industry, NESCAFÉ, Nestlé’s heritage coffee brand, extends its support to Bukidnon farmers by gifting them with superior coffee planting materials and free training and assistance on coffee growing. more
NESCAFE agronomy programs help Orani farmers
May 2009
AFTER more than ten years of working as a chemist, Gina Mangalandin is returning to her roots–coffee farming. Starting with her three-hectare mountainous land in Barangay Tala, Orani, Bataan, Mangalandin hopes to revive coffee production in her province one farm at a time. more
NESCAFÉ CLASSIC FIRST PICK: A tribute to Filipino coffee farmers
March 2009
RECOGNIZING the hard work of Filipino coffee farmers, NESCAFÉ has come up with a product that pays tribute to them— NESCAFÉ CLASSIC FIRST PICK. more
Artists join NESCAFÉ Classic First Pick celebration
December 2009
FILIPINO coffee farmers toil all-year round to give us the coffee that we enjoy everyday and it’s only but fitting to celebrate and honor them with a product that captures and celebrates the work that they do. more
Coffee farmers share in the world’s first pick celebrations
By Carlomar Daoana
December 2008
UNDER the shadow of the Andes, Peruvians who live in the Mantaro Valley offer cocoa, liquor and cigars as gratitude for an abundant first harvest. In Napa Valley, merry-makers stomp their feet in vats filled with newly picked grapes and dance to a music strung from a guitar to usher in a season of wine. more
SAI practices help improve environmental sustainability in different countries
December 2008
WORLD population is growing at an ever-increasing rate and with it comes an increased need for environmental resources. more
Coffee farming as a tradition for Silang, Cavite family
December 2008
APOLONIO Belamide of Silang, Cavite has planted and traded Robusta coffee for more than 30 years. Like most of his relatives and neighbors in Barangay Pook, Belamide is a second-generation coffee farmer and has been one all throughout his adult life. more
SAI Philippines now a member of Food Chamber
December 2008
SUSTAINABLE Agriculture Initiative-Philippines has reached another landmark in its efforts of promoting sustainable agriculture practices in the country with its recent membership to the Philippine Chamber of Food Manufacturers, Inc. (PCFMI). more
Sowing the seeds of NESCAFE coffee
December 2008
EIGHTY-one year old farmer Claudio Arandio of Silang, Cavite is a late bloomer when it comes to coffee farming, picking it up in 1975 when he was already 49 years old. more
Coffee farmers take pride in NESCAFÉ Classic First Pick
December 2008
It is always a source of great pride seeing the product of one’s hard work thrive. To have people embrace it warmly and wholeheartedly. more
Filipino coffee farmers celebrate first harvest in NESCAFÉ Classic First Pick
December 2008
THE first harvest of the season is held with reverence in farming communities around the world as it signals the abundance of the coming year. more
Nestlé direct buying stations assure Filipino coffee farmers of competitive world prices
October 2008
THIS year marks the 22nd anniversary of the Nestle Satellite Buying Stations (NSBS), a project that has helped coffee farmers earn more by procuring their crops at competitive world market prices. more
NESCAFÉ converts waste into energy
August 2008
SPENT coffee grounds are used to generate energy in the Cagayan de Oro Factory of leading coffee brand NESCAFÉ. more
Coffee farming as an alternative career
August 2008
BEN Herrera was a mere "weekend farmer" several years ago. After taking up coffee farming “more seriously” in the last two years, he now earns more as a coffee farmer than his salary as an accountant in Sultan Kudarat. more
Farmers worldwide reap the fruits of good SAI practices
July 2008
SINCE its establishment in 1996, the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform in Europe has successfully implemented programs for the benefit of farmers worldwide. more
The Nestlé Experimental and Demonstration Farm: A quick tour
June 2008
A good crop is one of the pillars in the production of good food products. This is why a number of food manufacturing companies put up training centers that help inculcate the importance of good crop management among farmers and agricultural students. more
NESCAFÈ educates Filipino coffee farmers on soil erosion
June 2008
ONE way of improving food production is to prevent the degradation of fertile land and a coffee training farm in Tagum City, Davao del Norte advocates this concept in all their programs. more
NESCAFÉ’s water management program ensures farmers irrigation during dry season
March 2008
NESCAFÉ is actively promoting the building of water impounding areas to combat the dry season in farms with no irrigation systems. more
The tale of a young coffee farmer
June 2007
ARMED with competent training on coffee farming through the help of leading coffee brand NESCAFÉ, 26-year-old Donald Nueva Ecija from Sultan Kudarat hopes to revive the family coffee farm. more
NESCAFÉ and the Filipino farmers: Four decades of agricultural partnership
June 2007
FOR over 40 years, NESCAFÉ has supported Filipino coffee farmers through various programs that helped them improve their yield and increase their income. more
NESCAFÉ helps set up coffee farm in Sultan Kudarat
june 2007
A RETIRED pharmaceutical executive from Manila builds a coffee demonstration farm in Sultan Kudarat that will showcase the ground-breaking agricultural program of a multinational food and beverage company. more
NESCAFÉ bares plan to build 15 coffee demo farms nationwide
February 2007
LEADING coffee brand NESCAFÉ plans to build 15 coffee demonstration farms across the Philippines this year to further promote sustainable agricultural practices at the grassroots level. more
NESCAFÉ pioneers new global community for coffee
January 2007
NESCAFÉ, the world’s leading coffee brand, is at the forefront of another initiative that seeks to foster sustainability in the mainstream coffee sector. more
NESCAFÉ training on good coffee farming practices inspires Davao lawyer-farmer
August 2007
ON weekends lawyer and school administrator Edwin Leuterio looks forward to visiting his coffee and banana plantation in Sibulan, Davao del Sur, a good hour drive south of Davao City. more
NESCAFÉ set to break records in coffee seedling distribution
July 2007
The experimental and demonstration farm of leading coffee brand NESCAFÉ based in Tagum City, Davao is poised to set a record for the most number of coffee seedlings distributed to farmers this year. more
NESCAFÉ promotes soil, water conservation
in farms
April 2007
NESCAFÉ's ongoing soil and water conservation programs
in coffee farms throughout the Philippines are proving to
be especially beneficial during the dry months of the year. more
Satellite buying stations benefit coffee
farmers
November 2, 2006 • Manila Bulletin
One of the smartest moves of the country's leading coffee
maker was the establishment of satellite buying stations for
green coffee beans some 20 years ago, enabling small as well
as large scale coffee growers to sell their harvest at prevailing
world market prices. more
Sustainable Agriculture: Growth from ground
up
October 26, 2006 • Business
World
With each passing day, a growing world population demands
more and more of the Earth's resources in the production of
food. more
Farmers can train for free on modern coffee
farming
July 22, 2006 • Manila Bulletin
How would like to learn the good agricultural products in
coffee farming for free? And that includes free board more |
