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Unique ID UN7442378

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Headline Workers Sift Coffee Beans in Timor-Leste

Caption Description Coffee is not only the primary cash crop in Timor-Leste, it is the main income earner after oil and gas. Every year exports of organic certified coffee bring USD8 million in revenue. With 21,500 members, Cooperative Café Timor is the largest employer in the land during the coffee season, helping realise the Government's national priority of promoting rural development.
Handlers from Cooperative Café Timor sift coffee beans.

Unique Identifier UN7442377

NICA ID 403755

Production Date 07/10/2009 3:08:20 PM

City/Location Dili

Country Timor-Leste

Credit UN Photo/Martine Perret

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