ACCORD

From the move to re-usable coffee cups and paper straws, to the purchasing of products from retailers with strong ethics statements, coffee-drinkers are becoming increasingly aware of the impact of their consumption habits. To continue to meet demand, many businesses are implementing sustainability initiatives, showcasing their commitments to ethical procurement processes, and demonstrating their corporate… (continued)

The success of the ACCORD programme relies critically on the enthusiastic adoption of the service by the farmers themselves. Even the smartest technology is ultimately useless if the users themselves don’t embrace it. A critical part of measuring the success and the impact of the ACCORD technology and service has therefore been to keep a… (continued)

Agriculture is a major contributor to the economic growth of many countries. Crucial to that growth are the many millions of smallholder farmers, whose expertise and hard work in the field underpin the global agricultural sector. This is especially true for the 26,000,000 coffee growers in more than 70 producer countries. Coffee requires careful supervision,… (continued)

Earth-i and Planet renew Partnership 15th June 2020 – Earth-i is pleased to announce our renewed partnership with Planet, a global leader in Earth imaging. “The value Planet brings to Earth-i’s ML- and AI-based satellite imagery and video analytics capability helps the Earth-i team to quickly unlock the answers to our commercial customers’ geospatial questions,… (continued)

Earth-i collaborates with Telespazio and Alqami to predict and detect water leaks 12th June 2020 – Earth-i, Telespazio UK and Alqami have been awarded a European Space Agency (ESA) contract for the use of Earth Observation to predict and detect leaks in clean water supply pipelines. The project focuses on the development of three complementary… (continued)

13th May 2020 – Though the COVID-19 pandemic is primarily a public health emergency, its effects ripple across all aspects of life – not least in global supply chains for agricultural commodities we used to take for granted. ACCORD East Africa Project Manager, Amos Wanyiri, looks at the impact of the pandemic on coffee producers… (continued)