November 23, 2015

Interview: How Specialty Coffee in Honduras Rocketed to the Top

How would you feel if your family was responsible for changing the entire face of your country’s specialty coffee? Proud? Excited? The Paz family of...

November 20, 2015

Interview: What’s So Special About Pacamara?

The Pacamara varietal is unique. If people aren’t talking about its outstanding flavour and cup attributes, they’re talking about its distinctive size. But what’s the...

September 21, 2015

Ethiopian Coffee: Key to a Better Way of Life for Women & Children

Coffee is everything to the Dumerso community of Yirgacheffe Sidamo, Ethiopia. For ninety percent of them, it’s their main source of income. In fact, Ethiopia...

August 4, 2015

Is Coffee The Answer to Extreme Poverty in Burundi?

Burundi: a country shattered by civil conflict, including two genocides. It has one of the  lowest per capita incomes in the world, with 90% of...

July 31, 2015

Dukunde Kawa Cooperative, Rwanda: Enabling 1400+ Farmers to Double Their Income

Dukunde Kawa Cooperative in Rwanda reminds us that coffee is about more than that delicious taste or caffeine buzz. It’s also about changing lives. A...

June 16, 2015

The Language of Coffee – A Day In The Life Of Coffee Producer

What does a coffee producer’s average day look like? Our coffee contributor Karyan NG talks restoration of an abandoned coffee mill and producing specialty coffee with...

June 2, 2015

Is La Roya Devastating Coffee Production?

In many ways, La Roya is like the flu. When there is a flu outbreak, this usually affects a lot of people. Those who are...