In the current Kenyan constitution, every committee must consist of a thirty percent of the female gender. This structure has actually empowered women and the coffee sector is not an exception. There are a number of women who already have been steering positions in the industry. They have what it takes to bring about success in issues regarding coffee and surely...this has created a sense of self confidence for the women of Kenya.
Madame Isabelle Sinamenye, President of Burundi IWCA Chapter inspiring women in the world of coffee When I started working in the Burundi coffee sector - precisely at Intercafe - Burundi in October 2010 - I met my former teacher: Madame Isabelle Sinamenye, President of Burundi IWCA Chapter and who is now working in the coffee sector as the chief of its laboratory. Madame Sinamenye told me how the involvement of women in certain unit operations, such as the coffee value chain, is known to be large.
Paromita (left) honing the skills of baristas from Kolkata - the heart of the Tea Capital of India.The city of Kolkata, in the Eastern part of India, is often called the City of Joy. It is also the Tea Capital of India, and all the tea trading for its 1.5 billion tea-drinking population happens out of this city. So it is rare for a coffee story to come out of the heart of the Tea Capital of India.
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