Author: Matthias
The Paradox of Aid
The “Paradox of Aid” states: “When the ‘conditions of development’ are present, aid is not required. When local conditions are hostile to development, aid is not useful, ... Read More
Bringing green coffee beans into Belgium
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The Fairdirect coffee from Hansapur is on its way
Just a quick update: We got note from Rajesh, our faithful manager of the coffee logistics in Nepal right now, that “our” 300 kg or coffee arrived in Kathmandu successfully, and were alrea... Read More
Developing a small color sorter for green beans
In March 2017, we developed an idea for an optical sorter machine for green beans of coffee and any other small items, built around a Raspberry Pi 3 and machine learning software. The machine and all... Read More
Coffee capsules: Are we buying trash?
10 plastic capsules 10 aluminium film lids 10 plastic sachets 1 cardboard box 0.052 kg of coffee 33.65 EUR/kg The funniest thing is this text on the package (originally in German): “UTZ certifie... Read More
Fair and direct coffee
“Don’t exploit people. Just don’t.” There is a lot to be said about so-called international development cooperation: how it benefits foreign workers with high wages, how handou... Read More