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STiR tea & coffee industry international 23 Mounted specimen of coffee white stem-borer, Xylotrechus quadripes, from Mudigere, India Photo bydddd L. Shyamal Across Congo, a seven-day, seven-mara- thon running expedition through South Kivu and is being run by nine women. The objective of these runs is to raise funds and awareness for gender equality initiatives in the coffee growing regions of Eastern Congo and to support the widowed Rangers of Virunga National Park. Learn more: www.runacrosscongo. org/coffee-tour/saveur-du-congo/ Photo by Reforma.imufomot per, environment minister Robert Pickersgill explained that coffee farming is a major contributor to soil erosion and landslides in areas that rely on the Yallahs and Hope River as watersheds. Objectives of he Integrated Manage- ment of the Yallahs and Hope River Watershed Management Areas project, which was financed in Oct. 2014 and is now being implemented, include increasing "sustainable livelihoods, farming, forestry and land management practices in watershed communities." In more specific terms, the project aims to improve security for water supply for the more than 650,000 people living in the Kingston area, to increase farm outputs through better use of water management, and reclamation of deforested lands. Learn more: www.iadb.org MALAYSIA Nest-y coffee The same birds' nests that when soaked in water and steamed become bird's nest soup are now being marketed as a "white coffee." RBN Global Sdn Bhd with three offices Malaysia claims its Royal Bird's Nest 4-in-1 White Coffee combines the antioxidants from coffee with the medicinal qualities of swiftlet nests. The subspecies of birds who create edible homes from their saliva are indigenous to southeast Asia and are considered under threat of extinction in some locations. Bird farming to ensure a stable supply of these edible nests became a common practice towards the end of the 20th century. A Reuters report noted in February that the nests alone can sell for as much as $2,500 per kilogram. A 2011 BBC feature reported an even higher figure of $3,000 per kilo. Learn more: www.rbnglobal.com/ products_lifestyle.html STOCK PRODUCTS CUSTOM PACKAGING ONE-WAY DEGASSING VALVES SINGLE SERVE WILL YOUR PACKAGING GET LOST IN THE CROWD? Not with PBi Packaging. 15300 Woodinville Redmond Road NE, Suite A • Woodinville, WA 98072 www.pacificbag.com • bags@pacificbag.com • (800) 562-2247 INDIA Halting the White Stem Borer The coffee white stem borer (WSB) has proven a difficult pest to prevent. It was first discovered in 1838 and has been studied since by many in Mysore and most recently by the Central Coffee Research Institute (CCRI), which functions under the Coffee Board of India. The larvae of the WSB is hidden from view in the stems of coffee plants. The most successful control techniques involve ongoing farm renovation and pesticides. CCRI just announced the discovery of a new technique combining physical control (wrapping the stem with strips of cloth using natural fibers) and chemical control (spraying the "gunny bag" strips with an insecticide). According to a report in The Hindu, adult beetles died before emerging from the coffee plant stems. This field trial result is promising enough that addi- tional experiments to test the new tactic in multiple locations. Learn more: www.indiacoffee.org JAMAICA Blue Mountain Water Concern The Jamaica Observer reported on the launch of a new water security project being financed by the Inter-American Development Bank Global Environ- ment Facility. According to the newspa- Bird's nests

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