Farmer Issues

European Legislators Plan to Delay Deforestation Law (EUDR) a Year

The European Commission yesterday said it plans to delay enforcement of the landmark deforestation-free supply chain law, known as EUDR, for 12 months. The announcement comes amidst a chorus of...

2024.10.04

Antonie FountainCorporateCraft/Operationsdeforestationenvironmental sustainabilityEUDREuropean CommissionFarmer IssuesIndustryInternationalMacroMarket NewsOriginRoastingSustainabilityVOCALコーヒー

Avanza Cafe

JDE Peet’s and TechnoServe Launch $15.3 Million Avanza Café Project

Coffee roasting conglomerate JDE Peet’s and the nonprofit TechnoServe announced the launch of a wide-ranging new sustainability initiative focused on the Central American coffee sector called Avanza Café. The initiative,...

2024.10.02

Avanza CafeCentral AmericaCorporateEl Salvadorenvironmental sustainabilityFarmer IssuesGina CanalesGuatemalaHondurasIndustryinvestmentsJDE Peet'sMarket NewsMarketingMOCCAMOCCA ProgramNicaraguanonprofitsOriginregenerative agricultureRyan BathrickSustainabilityTechnoServeUSDAUSDA Food For Progressコーヒー

VOCAL Alliance Launches, Urges EU Regulatory Compliance Over Pushback

A new consortium of civil society organizations under the acronym VOCAL (Voice of Organizations in Coffee Alliance) launched today, challenging the coffee industry’s prevailing positions on regulatory compliance. In its...

2024.10.02

Coffee WatchCorporateCorporate Sustainability Reporting DirectiveCSDDDdeforestationEUDREuropean UnionFairfoodFairtrade InternationalFarmer IssuesFernForests of the WorldGreen Claims DirectiveIndustryInkota NetzwerkInternationallegal issuesMarket NewsOriginOxfam BelgiumPublic EyeRikoltoSustainabilityVOCALVOICE Networkコーヒー

Report: Ethiopian Coffee Producers Facing ‘Green Squeeze’ from EUDR

Ever since European legislators put their stamp on the final draft of the new EU deforestation-free supply chain law (EUDR) in December 2022, organizations in and around the coffee industry...

2024.09.30

AfricaBill and Melinda Gates FoundationCSDDDDario DebowiczdeforestationEUDREuropean UnionFarmer IssuesIndustryJodie KeaneMarket NewsMaximiliano Mendez-ParraODIOriginpolicyPrachi AgarwalSustainabilitythink tanksコーヒー

Column: Don’t Buy Too Much Coffee

An importer will never tell you this, but don’t buy too much coffee. Most importers view trading as a zero-sum game where the objective is simple: win as much business...

2024.09.24

ColumnscontractsCraft/OperationsFarmer Issuesgreen coffeeimportersIndustryKat Nolte FergusonMacroMarket NewsMicroOriginpurchasingRoastingsourcingSustainabilitySustainable Harvestコーヒー

Fair Trade USA Founder Paul Rice Resigning as CEO

An influential figure in the fair trade movement over the past quarter century, Paul Rice is resigning as CEO of Fair Trade USA. In an announcement last week, Rice said...

2024.09.18

certificationsCorporateCraft/OperationsFair Trade USAFairtradeFairtrade InternationalFarmer IssuesFelipe ArangoIndustryMacroMarket NewsMarketingOriginPaul RiceProductsRoastingSustainabilityUnited Statesコーヒー

Farmer Issues

International Women’s Coffee Alliance Launches Vital Impact Fund

The International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA) recently launched the Vital Impact Fund, designed to address the most urgent needs of women working in coffee. The nonprofit organization noted that a...

2024.09.02

Farmer Issuesfundraisinggender equityIndustryInternational Women's Coffee AllianceIWCAIWCA Vital Impact FundMarketingMelissa PugashnonprofitsOriginSustainabilityコーヒー

The Coffee Farmer Thriving Index Says ‘Listen to the Farmers’

A major report from the social impact assessment firm 60 Decibels found that more than one third of coffee farmers in Uganda reported no profit in the previous year, with...

2024.08.28

60 DecibelsAfricaCoffee Farmer Thriving IndexCorporateeconomic sustainabilityEllie TaylorEllie TurnerFarmer Issuesimpact assessmentIndustryInternationalMarket NewsOriginRwandaSmall Foundationsmallholder farmerssocial sustainabilitySustainabilityUgandaコーヒー

From Philly’s Win Win Coffee Comes the ViaNexta Coffee Trading Platform

The founders of Philadelphia’s Win Win Coffee have launched digital supply chain platform called ViaNexta designed to connect coffee farmers in the African diaspora directly to coffee buyers. Developed by...

2024.08.26

AfricaBlack CoffeeCraft/OperationsFarmer IssuesGhanagreen coffeeMarket NewsMatt NamMicroNikisha BaileyNortheastOriginPhiladelphiaRoastingsoftwaresourcingSouth AmericaUniversity of PennsylvaniaViaNextaWin Win Coffeeコーヒー

Opinion: Large Roasters Urge EUDR Delay, But Where’s the Culpability?

As the enforcement countdown for the new EU deforestation-free law (EUDR) reaches its final months, the chorus of prominent coffee industry voices urging a delay is growing ever louder. Beginning...

2024.08.20

ColumnsCorporatedeforestationEUDRFairtrade InternationalFarmer IssuesIndustrylegal issuesMarket NewsOriginSustainabilityコーヒー