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...
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How can we encourage more producers to grow specialty coffee?
Key takeaways Global specialty coffee demand is rising, pressuring producers to improve quality. Ageing farmer populations threaten the continuity of coffee production worldwide. Long-term buyer relationships enable producers to innovate and invest in farms. Direct trade and blockchain platforms help producers access fairer, wider markets. In its latest report, the USDA predicts that both global coffee production and consumption will reach record highs in 2025/26. Production is estimated at 178.8… read more
Key takeaways Global specialty coffee demand is rising, pressuring producers to improve quality. Ageing farmer populations threaten the continuity of coffee production worldwide. Long-term buyer relationships enable producers to innovate and invest in farms. Direct trade and blockchain platforms help… read more
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...
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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...
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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...
Is the Philippine Coffee Industry ‘Third Wave’? Insider Observations
For any coffee enthusiast, the third wave movement of the specialty coffee scene in the Philippines isn’t so new. It was 2012 when specialty coffee...
“Coffee Isn’t Food” – Tabanoc Farm, an Alternative Approach to Coffee
Located about an hour outside of Armenia, Colombia, it’s fair to say Tabanoc Farms is in the heart of coffee country. Arriving, however, feels more...
How Much Does It Cost a Farmer to Plant a Basic Plot?
The coffee harvest is now finished in Guatemala and every coffee farmer’s attention is now focused on the upcoming planting season and preparation for next...
Lessons on Coffee Production From a Colombian Producer
His name is Miguel Fajardo, but I call him “Mr Milkshake”. Why? Well, picture yourself on top of a hill in Solento (a popular tourist...