March 15, 2023

Will Nepal produce more specialty coffee in the future?

Nepal is a small landlocked country in South Asia, which sits between India and Tibet. The country’s landscape is incredibly diverse, and is home to...

May 5, 2022

A guide to coffee production in Haiti

Haiti is the third-largest country in the Caribbean. The island nation became the world’s first black-led republic and the Caribbean’s first independent state in the...

February 10, 2022

Exploring the Bolivian coffee sector

While it is only the 38th largest coffee producer in the world, Bolivia’s coffee sector has its own unique history.  Even though Bolivian coffee doesn’t...

January 6, 2022

A guide to Hawaiian coffee production

For most people, the first thing that comes to mind about Hawaiian coffee production will be one word: Kona. Kona coffee is among the most...

December 21, 2021

WBC 2021: Reflecting on how coffee producing countries took centre stage

Earlier this year, the World Barista Championship (WBC) made headlines in more ways than one. After a 30-month hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it...

December 13, 2021

A guide to Papua New Guinea’s coffee sector

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is an island state off the coast of northeastern Australia. It covers around half of the island of New Guinea, with...

December 1, 2021

A breakdown of Vietnamese coffee-producing regions

Vietnam is the second-largest coffee producer in the world after Brazil, and is the largest robusta-growing origin on the planet. This means it holds an...

November 22, 2021

Understanding coffee production in Angola

At its peak, Angola was the third-largest coffee producer in the world. However, since becoming independent in 1975, the industry has suffered through civil war,...

October 13, 2021

A guide to Tanzanian coffee production

Tanzania is the fourth-largest coffee producer in Africa, behind Ethiopia, Uganda, and Cote D’Ivoire. Despite this, the local coffee industry has faced challenges in recent...

May 20, 2020

Will COVID-19 Mobilize Producers to Roast Their Own Coffee?

2020’s COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the international coffee production industry, bringing about challenges ranging from dwindling consumer consumption (due to lockdowns closing coffee shops) to...

March 18, 2020

The Importance of Growing Consumption in Producing Countries

Countries like Brazil, Colombia, and Guatemala are known for producing quality specialty coffees, sustaining local industries that employ millions and contributing to the economy. Despite...