Deforestation, soil imbalances, and pathogens are just some of the challenges that producers around the world face in growing quality coffee – which is why many adopt agronomy practices like grafti ...
It used to be that the Arabica vs Robusta debate was simple: Arabica good, Robusta bad. But now and then, you’ll hear someone make the case for re-evaluating Robusta. So if you’ ...
Coffee’s rich history has fascinated many. With third wave coffee, enthusiasts want to know about every step of its creation: the farmers that manage the plantations, the workers that harvest and p ...
For most people in the coffee industry, robusta is viewed as an inferior coffee. The general belief is that robusta beans produce a worse cup of coffee with a less desirable flavour profile. It is ch ...
Choosing a coffee can be overwhelming if you’re unfamiliar with the terms used on packaging. A common label you’ll see is the claim that the coffee is “100% arabica”. But what does this mean? ...
Specialty coffee is usually associated with Arabica coffee beans, and Robusta coffee beans are usually associated with commercial coffee, instant coffee, or blends. While Arabica is known for p ...
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 global coffee production. It grows more quickly than Arabi ...
Have you seen Ghanaian coffee listed on your local coffee shop’s menu? Probably not. While other African countries, including Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania, have gained respected places in the worl ...
You might not know it, but Vietnam is a coffee giant. The question is: with only Brazil exceeding it in production, why is Vietnam so rarely thought of as such? Because Vietnam’s coffee industry ha ...
Specialty Robusta is here, it’s being celebrated, and it’s what coffee needs. In July 2016, the first ever Taza Dorada Robusta, or Robusta Gold Cup, was held in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The equival ...
It’s a bleak picture: a world in which Arabica is at risk of dying out, due to its astonishing 98.8% genetic similarity. It’s a level at which you could expect all the world’s Arabica to have d ...
Most Ethiopian mornings begin with the same, time-honored tradition. Charcoal is gathered in the fire pit and then a flame is lit and fanned. Next a black clay jebena, or long-necked coffee pot, is f ...
Across the world, millions of farmers earn an income from coffee production. Between 2016 and 2020, global coffee consumption rose by 158.77 million 60kg bags to reach a total of 167.59 million. Howe ...
Farm productivity is something we often discuss in the coffee sector. Price fluctuations and difficulties with pests and diseases mean that low productivity levels are a major issue for coffee farmer ...
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 export crop; and though Ugand ...
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 the chances are that it’ll be one of th ...