April 13, 2022
Easter is almost here. However, buyers beware because there’s a sinister side to chocolate. The majority of the global chocolate market, including big brands such as Cadbury, are produced by heavily exploiting children.
March 4, 2022
The Petitions Committee has responded to the petition of World Vision and Trade Aid.
November 30, 2020
For our December Coffee of the Month we’re featuring a natural coffee from the Sidama Zone, in Ethiopia.
October 1, 2020
Limited edition coffee from the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
March 1, 2020
This March, in conjunction with International Women’s Day, we are launching a limited edition “Coffee of the Month” which celebrates a women’s cooperative…
August 29, 2017
You may have noticed a change in our coffee packaging.
June 20, 2017
ANEI is a word in the language of the Arhuaco people, which roughly translated into English means ‘good’ or ‘positive’.
June 18, 2017
The Spanish conquest of Colombia did not work out well for the original inhabitants of the Sierra Nevada.
June 14, 2017
On a bright sunny day, Ricardo Quintana’s coffee farm in Miraflores, in northern Colombia, is a peaceful and beautiful place.
April 12, 2016
With more than a decade of direct experience, Trade Aid is New Zealand’s leading importer of Ethiopian coffees.
February 27, 2016
Ewan Cameron and Justin Purser travelled with a group of commercial coffee roasters from New Zealand to Ethiopia in February 2015.
January 6, 2016
Climate change has been very much in the spotlight recently.
March 13, 2015
Ten days, 2000km, one pick-pocketing, four visits to co-operatives, one seven-hour vehicle repair job, and four coffee cupping sessions later.