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February 23, 2023

How are Indian coffee farmers recovering after recent storms?

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March 20, 2023

How does the timing of capital affect coffee farmers?

As with any agricultural commodity, capital and access to finance are essential for coffee farmers. Moreover, access to capital becomes even more important when we consider that some producers have been facing financial challenges for many years. Coffee is a seasonal product, which means that it is harvested at a certain time every year. In turn, coffee producers are usually paid in a lump sum once a year when they… read more

As with any agricultural commodity, capital and access to finance are essential for coffee farmers. Moreover, access to capital becomes even more important when we consider that some producers have been facing financial challenges for many years. Coffee is a… read more

September 7, 2015

Honey processing: everything you need to know

Have you ever wondered what honey processing or what it means? Or if it’s any better than the natural processed coffee you used last week?...

August 24, 2015

Arabica And Robusta: What’s The Difference?

Coffee’s has a rich, fascinating history. With third wave coffee, enthusiasts want to know about every step of its creation: the producers that manage the...

August 10, 2015

The Nicaraguan Coffee Industry & Story Behind Finca La Argentina

El tiempo perdido los santos lo lloran. The saints cry for lost time. That phrase embodies life in Nicaragua. Conquest, revolution, and disaster may rob...

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...

July 28, 2015

What’s Coffee? How a Producer Travelled the Globe to Find Out

If someone were about to ask me who I am and how I came to be involved in specialty coffee, I’d say that I am...

July 17, 2015

How a Specialty Estate in Ecuador Transformed a Community

In 2010, Magda Zabala traveled from La Perla, a tiny community in the Northwest of Quito, to the Ecuadorian capital. The trip was about two...

July 14, 2015

8 Facility Observations a Green Bean Buyer Makes

Knowing if a farm will produce good coffee is one of the hardest, and most important, things about being a coffee sourcer. As an entrepreneur,...

July 9, 2015

ICO Café – Self-Sustaining Solar-Powered Coffee Cart Pioneers

Over the last several years, we have seen a shift in the coffee industry as it seeks to be more eco-friendly. We’ve seen improvements in...

July 6, 2015

12,000km From Argentina to Mexico Making Coffee for Locals

‘The Coffee in Central and South America Is Awful.’ Crazy, right? Yet when working in Coffee Town, a specialty coffee shop in Buenos Aires, I...

June 29, 2015

How Does Altitude Affect Coffee and Its Taste in the Cup?

Have you ever asked your barista about the coffee they served you? If you have, they probably responded with a complicated answer including a side...

June 26, 2015

Kopi Luwak: The Cruelty Behind the World’s Most Expensive Coffee

Civet coffee (also known as kopi luwak coffee) was originally drunk because farmers on Indonesian coffee plantations were forbidden to pick coffee beans. The wild...

June 19, 2015

Don Adolfo And The Guerrilla Coffee Community Of Northern Nicaragua

Nestled in the lush green hills of northern Nicaragua sits a community unmolested by the modern world. It’s hard to get to. You can only...

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 14, 2015

3 Factors Which Impact a Decision on Which Coffee Variety to Plant

Last time in Weekly Extraction, we talked about the approximate cost of planting a manzana of coffee (7,000 sq m). This week we’re going to...

June 10, 2015

The History of Brazilian Coffee & the Story Behind ‘Daterra Full Bloom’

I am a Chemex lover. However, some coffees just taste so much better brewed through an AeroPress or espresso. Daterra ‘Full Bloom’ is one of...