Coffee from a single-origin is beginning to position itself as a premium choice over coffee blends from multiple sources which are offered by coffee shops worldwide.
From a statement issued by the Foreign Trade Promotion Office of Costa Rica (Procomer):
Dunkin Donuts is intensifying its participation in the search of a quality coffee. Recently it offered a new packaged roasted Colombian coffee certified by the Rainforest Alliance, which is the first single-origin coffee to be sold by this coffee chain.
Rainforest Alliance and USAID have presented a new standard aimed at encouraging cattle farms to improve their environmental and social sustainability.
This standard, which forms part of the agreements established in DR-CAFTA, will help cattle farmers to implement best practices by voluntarily opting to obtain the the Rainforest Alliance Certified™ certification.
The isthmus will improve its presence in the European market through an agreement between Rainforest Alliance and the Central American Tourism Promotion Agency.
Such agreement will make it easier for sustainable tourism companies to market themselves in Europe, said Cristina Surh, marketing director of Rainforest Alliance.
"Joint activities will be focused in events, like tourism fairs.
Coffees from farms in Panama, Guatemala and Costa Rica took the top places in the international competition organized by the Rainforest Alliance.
In the event held in California and New York, 80 farms certified by the institution from 11 nations participated.
La Prensa published on its website: "The highest score was for Hacienda La Esmeralda from Panama with 88.99 points, followed by Santa Elisa Pachup (85.74) and La Pampa (84.96) from Guatemala, according to a panel of 20 tasters. Fourth place went to Finca Santa Anita in Costa Rica with 84.92."
On the International Day of the Environment, the focus is on the need to maintain best practices in sustainable tourism, to ensure the sector's future.
Tourism is a strategic tool to combat poverty and encourage development, especially in countries whose socioeconomic situation is at risk. But to manage all national efforts without any plan and without determining the class of tourism that's desired can compromise the future of nations.