You're likely to see less coffee labeled as authentic Kona, which is a good thing, according to growers, who say much of the stuff on store shelves isn't the real deal..
One of Fiji's first agritourism ventures is introducing tourists to the taste of the country's wild coffee and it's supporting Fijian women to become financially independent in the process.
wanda perez works to help remaining farmers after seeing thousands leave. they have looked for better opportunities. reporter: that migration gave the forests an opportunity to grow again. then four years ago, hurricane maria devastated the farms that were left. a third generation coffee grower. is it easy to be a farmer here in puerto rico? it s been very, very hard. we can look at that mountain. that used to be two things that were grown there, coffee and citron, now you only see the forests. you survived maria? reporter: today they work with puerto rico s remain farmers, making sure their crops and the rainforest can co-exist. it helps other countries impacted by deforestation. it seems like people left the land generations ago, i they did so because it didn t seem there was economic opportunity left? are you saying, economic
on this it s a great thing the coffee grower to be proud that he knows the roaster cough and vice a versa just are proud to know the copy grower. your top stories seem to encompass all of them then this means that we both make a little more effort but it s because we know who our partner is. so we munich when it s time for a coffee break there s no shortage of interesting cafes to choose from. well it s still winter here in northern europe the perfect time not only for a hot coffee but also for some creative indoor projects and if you have piles of photographs or lying around that need displaying then our d.i.y. expert francisco has plenty of ideas and today she shows us how to transfer pictures onto a wood backing. i
have arrived. it hasn t. she s hopeful that someone will help her. to be able to rebuild this. reporter: flying south to even more revote village. the roads are blocked, forcing us to find another way to get to this home. this coffee grower tells us the problem here is food. most of what they have left has gone bad. he says you work and work and work and it s for nothing, because he s lost everything. reporter: a common theme on an island of 3.4 million u.s. citizens. now waiting and hoping that help is on the way. and we re happy to report that we were able to reach out to people in new jersey to let them know about their family here in one of the towns we visited. we communicated their message and their family in new jersey