60 DecibelsThe 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...
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AfricaFrom 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...
ColumnsOpinion: 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...
breedingResearchers Explore High-Elevation Robusta as Arabica Replacement
The results of a five-year multi-location field trial in Brazil suggest that robusta grown at high elevations might be a suitable replacement for arabica, which is facing existential threats on...
AfricaInside a New Experiment to Find the Climate-Proof Coffee of the Future
This story was produced by Grist and co-published by Roast Magazine/Daily Coffee News. An international public-private partnership is supercharging coffee breeding to save your morning brew David Ngibuini is a...
Bean of FireEl Salvador President Bukele Launches Coffee Brand with US Business Ties
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has launched of a new high-end coffee brand called Bean of Fire, targeting the United States market for sales. The exact connection to between Bukele,...
BrazilNestlé Targets Brazil with New Arabica Variety Called Star 4
Multinational food giant Nestlé says it has developed a new high-yielding coffee variety called Star 4, while targeting the world’s largest coffee-producing market, Brazil. In an announcement of the launch...
AfricaThree Questions with Francis Kungu of Kenya-Focused Jamii Coffee
Francis Kungu can recall his younger days sitting with his friends at a pub across the street from a coffee farm in rural Kenya. “We used to swear that we’d...
AsiaStudy: Price Volatility Affects Mental Health of Smallholder Coffee Farmers
A recent public health study found that income uncertainty, particularly in the context of volatile coffee prices, negatively impacts the mental health of smallholder coffee farmers. After studying small-scale coffee...
Abu SiddiqueEnvironmentalists Warn Against Monoculture Coffee Growth in Bangladesh
Though coffee is not a native crop in Bangladesh, in the last couple of years, Bangladeshi farmers, especially those living in hilly regions, have been cultivating coffee thanks to favorable...