Can we use biochemical analysis to predict coffee quality?
Across the coffee supply chain, quality is a key issue for a range of different stakeholders. Farmers often receive higher prices for better quality coffees,...
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Can we use biochemical analysis to predict coffee quality?
Across the coffee supply chain, quality is a key issue for a range of different stakeholders. Farmers often receive higher prices for better quality coffees, roasters can use them to boost their brand and improve their margins, and consumers are increasingly looking for complex cup profiles. With the global specialty coffee market predicted to be worth US $83.5 billion by 2025, this increasing demand for quality only seems set to… read more
Across the coffee supply chain, quality is a key issue for a range of different stakeholders. Farmers often receive higher prices for better quality coffees, roasters can use them to boost their brand and improve their margins, and consumers are… read more
Gender equity in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s coffee sector
A little over two years ago, the World Economic Forum’s 2018 Global Gender Gap Report found the gap in economic opportunity to be widening, closing...
Exploring geographical indication in coffee
Around the world, there are certain food and beverage products that are protected by a geographical indication (GI). This means that they are defined by...
“Voices heard for the first time”: Women in coffee co-operatives
The coffee sector has traditionally been dominated by men. While a high percentage of the production workforce is female, women producers often have little agency...
“Nyumba Kumi Kahawa”: The initiative rejuvenating coffee production in Kenya
Kenya has been a major global coffee producer for more than 100 years. Although the crop was only introduced to the country in the late...
Driving entrepreneurship in coffee producing communities
Coffee farms are a business. Just like any other business, they function in terms of revenue, costs, profit, and investment. Despite this, around the world,...
Coffee & Khat: How Are They Related?
Coffee has long since been associated with Ethiopia and Yemen, but there is another cash crop that is just as prevalent in Africa and the...
Exploring coffee consumption in Uganda
In 2019, Uganda was the eighth-largest coffee producer in the world, ahead of Guatemala (10th), Nicaragua (12th), and Kenya (16th). Coffee is the country’s top-earning...
How did Colombia become so famous for its coffee?
Today, Colombia is the third-biggest coffee producing country in the world, behind only Brazil and Vietnam. Ask anybody that you meet where coffee grows, and...
How Has Covid-19 Affected Ethiopian Coffee?
The impact of Covid-19 on the coffee supply chain has been well-documented. Alongside café closures, roasters have experienced a dip in wholesale and coffee producers...
Scaling Coffee Production In The DRC
Like every aspect of life in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, coffee production has suffered from decades of armed conflict and political instability. In...
Roasting Coffee At Origin
The coffee supply chain is long and complex, and one of its greatest criticisms is that value is traditionally added beyond the producing country. As...
Coffee Farming And Unexploded Ordnance In Laos
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Addressing Colonial Inequalities In The Coffee Sector
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Collaboration In The Coffee Supply Chain In Latin America
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How Do We Increase Coffee Consumption In Producing Countries?
It’s widely acknowledged that increasing coffee consumption in coffee producing countries is positive. This is because it creates a more stable coffee industry that is...