Tropical Commodity Coalition

Tropical Commodity Coalition (TCC) comprises ten Dutch Civil Society Organizations. The aim of TCC is to improve the social, environmental and economic conditions at the beginning of the coffee, tea and cocoa value chains.

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Nestlé launches the Nescafé Plan

August 27, 2010 - Nestlé today launched the Nescafé Plan in Mexico City, bringing under one umbrella Nestlé’s commitments on coffee farming, production and consumption. The Nescafé Plan contains a set of objectives which will help Nestlé further optimize its coffee supply chain.

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Tea Barometer 2010

Tea Barometer 2010 presents an overview of the recent market developments and aims to fuel the discussion on developing a sustainable tea sector. The tea value chain is complex and not easily accessible. Therefore, this report strats with an introduction to the unique characteristics of the tea value chain and its main stakeholders. An overview of critical issues in the main tea producting countries follows. As certification is taking off and becoming more widespread in the tea sector, a brief background of the concept of certification and the different standards systems is provided. Then, the developments and sustainability trends in the tea market are briefly examined, with special atttention to the key consuming countries: United Kingdom, Germany and The Netherlands.

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1 oktober : TCC Combining Results! conference > www.teacoffeecocoa.org
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