Ex-fighters make a new life with coffee
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Learning">Learning</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span> <span word="Report">Report</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="cooperative">cooperative</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congo">Congo</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="Congolese">Congolese</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="start">start</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="op">op</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="rebels">rebels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safer">safer</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="op">op</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Sopacdi">Sopacdi</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Minova">Minova</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="Kivu">Kivu</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="op">op</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="Sopacdi">Sopacdi</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="nongovernmental">nongovernmental</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="TWIN">TWIN</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>. <span word="TWIN">TWIN</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="producers">producers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="supermarket">supermarket</span> <span word="operators">operators</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span>.</p><p><span word="Joachim">Joachim</span> <span word="Munganga">Munganga</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="op">op</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>" <span word="certificate">certificate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Congolese">Congolese</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>’ <span word="contracts">contracts</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="op">op</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organic">organic</span> <span word="certificate">certificate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="op">op</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span>. <span word="Joachim">Joachim</span> <span word="Munganga">Munganga</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="founders">founders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sopacdi">Sopacdi</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="conflicts">conflicts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="producers">producers</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="persuaded">persuaded</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="op">op</span>.</p><p><span word="Members">Members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="op">op</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="offices">offices</span>. <span word="Sopacdi">Sopacdi</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="members">members</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="elect">elect</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="interests">interests</span>.</p>
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