Comments on: Kona coffee follows the Detroit automotive industry model http://www.coffeestrategies.com/2008/10/27/kona-coffee-follows-the-detroit-automotive-industry-model andrew hetzel on better coffee, better business Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:24:37 +0000 hourly 1 By: Joachim Oster http://www.coffeestrategies.com/2008/10/27/kona-coffee-follows-the-detroit-automotive-industry-model/comment-page-1#comment-9044 Joachim Oster Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:48:06 +0000 http://www.coffeestrategies.com/?p=315#comment-9044 Too bad that our UH (incl. the aforementioned research station for coffee in Kainaliu) nowadays is too much gagged by the huge grands it receives from Syngenta, Monsanto. The independent, academic quality research ( eg being critical against GMO research on coffee, incl filed tests) is not possible anymore. As being an island resident himself, I encourage Andrew to always offer his much needed perspective to give to us Kona coffee farmers. Desperately needed for the knuckle heads we all are :0) Too bad that our UH (incl. the aforementioned research station for coffee in Kainaliu) nowadays is too much gagged by the huge grands it receives from Syngenta, Monsanto. The independent, academic quality research ( eg being critical against GMO research on coffee, incl filed tests) is not possible anymore.

As being an island resident himself, I encourage Andrew to always offer his much needed perspective to give to us Kona coffee farmers. Desperately needed for the knuckle heads we all are :0)

]]> By: Paul Schweizer http://www.coffeestrategies.com/2008/10/27/kona-coffee-follows-the-detroit-automotive-industry-model/comment-page-1#comment-8775 Paul Schweizer Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:03:57 +0000 http://www.coffeestrategies.com/?p=315#comment-8775 Nice comparison. Isn't there a famous business saying? "Innovate or die." Nice comparison. Isn’t there a famous business saying? “Innovate or die.”

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