How Education Creates Opportunities in Coffee-Producing Regions
Social programmes, such as arts initiatives, are working to offer young people in coffee-producing communities better education and better work opportunities as they move into...
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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
Coffee’s Role in The Face of Yemen’s Humanitarian Crisis
“Yemen has become the largest humanitarian crisis in the world,” states the UN. It is also a country that has exported coffee globally for almost...
How Coffee Producers Can Benefit From Data
Producing coffee isn’t an easy process. The weather, water quality, soil quality, plant diseases, and technical issues can all impact a producer’s growing, harvesting, and...
How Packaging Material Impacts Green Coffee Quality Over Time
Sensorial degradation in green coffee can represent significant financial losses for producers, traders, and roasters. Yet while a certain degree of degradation over time may...
How Coffee Producers Can Adapt to Climate Change
Recent public protests on global warming have focused the world’s attention on its climate crisis. Experts believe that the consequences of climate change are –...
Why Knowledge of Coffee Origin Matters
Right now, many coffee-producing communities are busy harvesting and processing the crops that you’ll buy, roast, brew, or drink. Seasonal workers migrate to farming regions,...
Can Fine Robusta Be Considered Quality Coffee?
Is Arabica the only species of coffee that can be considered quality? Does Robusta always have to be bad? Robusta accounts for around 40% of...
Coffee Farming Guide: How to Improve Soil Quality
Growing strong, healthy coffee trees involves balancing several elements: sun, water, wind, and nutrients from the soil. However, when it comes to soil quality, there...
Practical Tips to Improve Efficiency on Your Coffee Farm
Coffee farming involves keeping track of a lot of different factors. It requires that you know your own land, crops, and resources well. When your...
Yirgacheffe, Sidamo, & More: A Guide to Ethiopian Coffee
Widely acknowledged as the birthplace of coffee, Ethiopia is highly respected in the specialty coffee industry. Beans from this nation are a staple on coffee...
A Guide to Grafting Coffee Plants
Why do some producers graft coffee trees? The process can be tricky and usually costs more than planting standard plants. But there can be advantages...
Thin Months: Why Are Coffee Producers Going Hungry?
Many coffee-producing communities experience “thin months.” These are seasonal periods of limited income and food insecurity in which producers and their families lack access to...
Are Mingas The Solution to Colombia’s Coffee Worker Shortage?
Low coffee prices and political tensions have contributed to labor shortages in several Latin American coffee-producing countries. In response, some Colombian farmers are revitalizing a...
Can Coffee Quality & Environmental Sustainability Go Hand in Hand?
The future of coffee production is tied to a healthy environment. Climate change poses a threat to the amount of fertile land available for farmers...
Instability & Uncertainty: The Labor Market For Coffee Pickers
Every cup of coffee depends on the work of many different people – producers, pickers, roasters, and baristas, to name a few. Harvest time is...
A Producer’s Guide to Pruning & Stumping Coffee Trees
Taking care of a coffee plantation is hard work, and it doesn’t end at harvest. After the last of the coffee cherries have been picked,...