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 –...
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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
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,...
How Producers in La Libertad, Guatemala Increased Coffee Quality
Huehuetenango, Guatemala is known for top-quality coffee, but the region hasn’t been immune to the ongoing coffee price crisis. High in the misty mountains near...
What Do Producers Value in Green Coffee Bean Buyers?
The coffee industry is made up of many individual relationships that depend on mutual trust and good communication. To better understand what producers value in...
Changing Challenges & Solutions for Guatemalan Coffee Producers
The coffee industry is facing some serious challenges – low C prices, climate change, and the impact of political tension to name a few. But...
The Pros & Cons of Growing Organic Coffee
The topic of organic coffee can be polarizing. For those in favor of it, the environmental benefits of organic production are obvious. Those on the...