"They [the coffee farmers] were told that the price of coffee had dropped, even when it hadn't. The daily closing price of coffee was broadcast on national radio, but only 2 percent of 700,000 farmers had access to one. "Kettler hit upon the idea of bringing wind-up radios to farmers as a way to alleviate isolation of coffee co-ops, which often are made up of hundreds or thousands of farmers." I think this idea of providing Ethiopian coffee farmers with access to the radio waves should be a part of the implementation of the coffee trademark project. Unless the farmers are able to follow the price movement in the coffee market, they will continue to live at the mercy of the middlemen and exporters. Mr. Kettler's efforts need to be supported. What do you think? Send your ideas to me at poorfarmer@gmail.com ------------------ Aiding Growers: One Madison man sets out to link African coffee growers to the consumers DEBORAH ZIFF 608-252-6120 dziff@madison.com Madis...