Farmer Issues

WCR Leads Nearly $1 Million Project to Strengthen Ugandan Coffee Sector

The nonprofit World Coffee Research (WCR) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have announced a €850,000 (roughly $994,000) investment designed to improve Ugandan farmers’ access to disease-resistant...

2026.04.09

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Opinion: Technical Gap Slowing Agroforestry in Key Colombian Lands

Colombia is the world’s third-largest coffee producer and a main producer of Arabica coffee, which is known worldwide for its quality. The nation began developing commercial production in 1870, which...

2026.04.08

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Major Ag Lender Warns of Arabica Land Losses from Climate Change

One of the world’s largest agricultural lenders issued a stark warning to the coffee industry last week, saying broad areas now used for arabica production could become climatically unsuitable...

2026.04.02

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Coffee Circle and Bean Voyage Win 2026 SCA Sustainability Awards

Berlin, Germany-based roaster Coffee Circle and Costa Rica-based nonprofit Bean Voyage are the winners of the Specialty Coffee Association‘s 2026 Sustainability Awards. The SCA announced the winners ahead of...

2026.04.02

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Major Traders Agree on Two ‘Principles of Procurement’ to Improve Coffee Sector Sustainability

A group of 14 major coffee traders and roasters has agreed on two shared green coffee buying principles intended to improve the long-term economic viability of coffee farmers. Three...

2026.04.01

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Nestlé and ILO Launch Two-Year Project Addressing Farm Labor in Three Key Countries

Nestlé and the International Labour Organization have announced a new two-year project on labor rights in coffee supply chains, focusing on three of the world’s major producing countries: Brazil, Colombia...

2026.04.01

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Specialty Coffee Still a Sliver of Brazil’s Total Crop, Study Finds

While Brazil remains the world’s largest producer and exporter of coffee by wide margins, a new peer-reviewed analysis suggests its specialty coffee footprint remains comparatively small, highly concentrated and...

2026.03.27

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Hawaii Coffee Farms Face Millions in Storm Losses; Relief Underway

Two back-to-back Kona low storms have resulted in agricultural losses worth approximately $11 million to $15 million, including millions in losses to the coffee sector. The storms have triggered...

2026.03.26

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Study Finds Coffee Accounts for 1% of Agriculture-Driven Global Deforestation

A sweeping new analysis of commodity-driven deforestation published in Nature Food found that coffee accounts for just 1% of global agriculture-driven deforestation, far below beef at 40% and below...

2026.03.25

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Three Questions with University of Kentucky Coffee Lab’s David Gonthier

The University of Kentucky is getting its first-ever coffee education program for undergraduates this fall. David Gonthier, an associate professor in the UK Department of Entomology at the Martin-Gatton College...

2026.03.24

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