About this Event
CoFET-Retreat to Hilo - BiG iSLAND Hawai'i, USA
Join us for a fantastic coffee farm experience tour and retreat (CoFET-Retreat) at the USDA-ARS Daniel K Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center in Hilo, Hawaii, USA from November 3rd - 12th, 2024. The event over all objective is to deepen scientific research development cooperation between AFRICA and Hawai'i on coffee, cocoa, sugarcane, and horticultural commodities of economic significance to rural smallholder farmers and, taking stock of efforts towards climate change ruin amelioration.
BiG iSLAND CoFET-Retreat is holding an industry-wide cup profiling event for smallholder coffees in AFRICA and Hawai'i for niche market traceability, and trade negotiations; and, the segment apex shall be red carpeted by online auction of the emerging exclusively reputational and most competitive smallholder coffee micro-lot collections (150 - 400 coffee tree plot-farm enterprises) to batch roasters around the world.
CoFET-Retreat is all about connecting, learning, and having a great time together. Get ready for exciting activities, insightful workshop training courses in a) Mitigating spread of coffee leaf rust (CLR) in coffee fields and, b) Fine grafting and tissue culture protocols for mass clonal propagation in Arabica coffees.
CoFET-Retreat is designed for farmers, research scientists, universities,farm input suppliers, students (Both undergard and postgraduate levels), angel funders, governments (policy makers and implementers), donors groups.
Make a plan to attend this unforgettable scientifc tour full of memories in the beautiful setting of Hilo, in the Big Island sometimes described as the "Mini Tropical Continent in Pacific". Don't miss out on this opportunity to recharge and network with fellow CoFET-Retreaters.
Invitation letters shall be availed to individual signed-up delegates for visa consular processing purposes.
For help, make inquiries to:
CoFET-Retreat (Oahu iSLAND) Hawai'i,USA
e-mail: [email protected]
text: + 1 (202) 746 6160
E' Komo Mai!!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
USDA-ARS Daniel K Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, 64 Nowelo Street, Hilo, United States
USD 200.00
