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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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...