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Inside the 2026 Coffee Barometer, Part 2: What Companies Are Not Saying

The coffee industry is awash in sustainability claims. What’s missing, the 2026 Coffee Barometer finds, is proof that any of it is changing the commercial terms that dictate value in...

2026.07.14

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Inside the 2026 Coffee Barometer, Part 2: What Companies Are Not Saying

The coffee industry is awash in sustainability claims. What’s missing, the 2026 Coffee Barometer finds, is proof that any of it is changing the commercial terms that dictate value in...

2026.07.14

2026 Coffee BarometerAndrea OlivarAntonie FountainAshlee TuttlemanCoffee BarometerColumnsConservation Internationalcorporate sustainabilityCSDDDCSRDEthos AgricultureEU Deforestation RegulationEUDRFairtradeFrederik de VriesGerman Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Developmentgreen coffeegreenwashingIndustryliving incomeMarket NewsMarketingNiels Haakpricesrainforest allianceSjoerd Panhuysensmallholder farmersSolidaridadSpecialty Coffee Transaction GuidetransparencyVOCALコーヒー

Palm Oil, Cocoa, Coffee… Who’s Going to Tend to Tomorrow’s Large Tropical Plantations?

Palm oil plantations, for one, are increasingly struggling with the sector’s declining attractiveness, which has hardly changed since the colonial era. Behind basic foodstuffs like palm oil, cocoa, coffee and bananas...

2026.07.13

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Palm Oil, Cocoa, Coffee… Who’s Going to Tend to Tomorrow’s Large Tropical Plantations?

Palm oil plantations, for one, are increasingly struggling with the sector’s declining attractiveness, which has hardly changed since the colonial era. Behind basic foodstuffs like palm oil, cocoa, coffee and bananas...

2026.07.13

AFDagricultural workersbananasCiradcocoacolonial historyColumnsFAOFarmer IssuesFrench Development Agencygender inequalityIndonesiaJohn McCarthylaborLatin AmericaMalaysiamechanizationmigrant laborOriginpalm oilplantationsRoundtable on Sustainable Palm OilRSPOrural employmentsmallholder farmersSoutheast AsiaStefano PonteSustainabilityTALENT projecttropical agricultureWest Africaコーヒー

Palm Oil, Cocoa, Coffee… Who’s Going to Tend to Tomorrow’s Large Tropical Plantations?

Palm oil plantations, for one, are increasingly struggling with the sector’s declining attractiveness, which has hardly changed since the colonial era. Behind basic foodstuffs like palm oil, cocoa, coffee and bananas...

2026.07.13

AFDagricultural workersbananasCiradcocoacolonial historyColumnsFAOFarmer IssuesFrench Development Agencygender inequalityIndonesiaJohn McCarthylaborLatin AmericaMalaysiamechanizationmigrant laborOriginpalm oilplantationsRoundtable on Sustainable Palm OilRSPOrural employmentsmallholder farmersSoutheast AsiaStefano PonteSustainabilityTALENT projecttropical agricultureWest Africaコーヒー

Weekly Coffee News: The Hello Operator Tour + Uganda Auction Milestone

Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News! Subscribe here for all the latest coffee industry news. Also, check out the latest career opportunities at CoffeeIndustryJobs.com. Cafe Consultant Erica Escalante Going on Tour Cafe business...

2026.07.10

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As Brazil’s Coffee Climate Shifts, Small Farmers Seek New Ways to Survive

(Note: This article was originally published on Dialogue Earth under the Creative Commons BY NC ND license. Find the original version here.) Edson Paes, 53, has single-handedly cultivated 12,000 organic Arabica coffee plants...

2026.07.08

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Exploring the Rise (and Measured Drops) of Single-Dose Coffee Dispensers

As specialty coffee purveyors and home enthusiasts have demonstrated a desire to taste as many wonderful coffees as possible, more brands have introduced machines to automate the monotonous task of...

2026.07.06

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Weekly Coffee News: Tariff Credits + Growing Coffee in Sicily

Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News! Subscribe here for all the latest coffee industry news. Also, check out the latest career opportunities at CoffeeIndustryJobs.com. Royal Coffee Issuing Tariff Credits Oakland, California-based green c...

2026.07.03

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Weekly Coffee News: Jute Bag Update + Borer Infestation Expands

Welcome to DCN’s Weekly Coffee News! Subscribe here for all the latest coffee industry news. Also, check out the latest career opportunities at CoffeeIndustryJobs.com. European Coffee and Cocoa Groups Publish Jute Bag Specification...

2026.06.26

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