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Sustainability
Matters
With the support of Finlays,
Investing in the Community
Asscostas has been able to invest
into the community and its
farms, which has allowed the
significant development of
healthcare, the development of
safe working practices (including
not just providing PPE but
educating workers on its correct
and safe use), as well as the
provision of transport systems
and clean sanitations facilities.
Since 2008, regular visits from
the UK teams to the farms by
specialists have also provided
insight for the growers with the
agronomist's knowledge, helping
the farms not just to increase
yield, but quality also. Safe use of
pesticides has helped reduce
crop damage whilst keeping
workers safe through the correct
protective equipment.
By making this long-term This value addition is perhaps
Education
commitment, the Asscostas’ perceived as a counter to corporate
communities are seeing more young behavior, but it lies at the heart of
people attracted to the industry, Finlays’ long-term goal. Through
bucking the trend of migration to positive and meaningful
cities, seen in previous years. Also, interactions, over time the
education has helped the growing Positive Interactions cooperative's financial position is
communities to keep more of the strengthened and in turn, this
value chain, by roasting some coffee means growers can replant, invest JULY/AUGUST. 2023 | ISSUE 31
at source and developing coffee in technologies and infrastructure,
shops for their own communities, and build their enterprises
providing a new upscale income stronger, in union with their
model for future generations. customers.
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