COVID-19 lockdowns and border restrictions, coupled with a coffee leaf rust epidemic, have limited coffee production in Central and Latin America. In Honduras, bad became worse when two Category 4 hurricanes hit at the end of 2020.
Fairtrade supported its producing partners in Honduras through different initiatives such as the Relief and Economic Recovery Funds, that has helped provide farmers in need with food supplies and resources throughout COVID-19. Economic initiatives such as Fairtrade’s Climate and Catastrophic Events Fund have supported these farmers dealing with extreme climate events, increased production costs and rising medical expenses.
But with so much devastation and disruption to Honduras Fairtrade farmers’ livelihoods and communities, Jasper Coffee Founder Wells Trenfield knew something more had to be done.
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