AsiaCoffee Price Volatility Harms the Mental Health of Farmers
Coffee is a drink that punctuates many of our lives. Millions of us depend on this dark liquid to start the morning, or to break up the day. It has also become...
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AfricaWith Green Climate Fund Backing, Conservation International Launching AROMA Coffee Project
The Green Climate Fund recently signed off on an approximately $2 million grant to support the design of an ambitious multi-year coffee sustainability program led by the nonprofit Conservation International...
AFC TruckingCoffee Holding Co. Sues Texas Broker Over Missing Coffee Shipment
New York-based green coffee trading and roasting company Coffee Holding Co. filed a lawsuit accusing a Texas-based logistics broker of contract and negligence after a coffee shipment worth more than...
Agronomic Institute of CampinasColumn: For Coffee’s Survival, Researchers Must Prioritize Climate Change
[Note: This is Part 2 of a short series of stories by guest author Jonas Ferraresso exploring some of the intricacies of the Brazilian coffee market and Brazil’s outsize influence...
2024 Year In ReviewPrices, EUDR and Value Inequity Defined the Year in Green Coffee
Sustained relatively high prices and the looming enforcement of the European deforestation-free law known as EUDR captured headlines throughout the green coffee world this year. We say “relatively” high prices...
AsiaVietnam, IDH and JDE Peet’s Partner in Landmark EUDR Database Project
A public-private partnership involving the world’s second-largest coffee producer, Vietnam, is resulting in a nationwide database system for forests and coffee-growing areas. Led by the partnership-focused sustainable agriculture nonprofit IDH,...
AsiaAsian Development Bank and Ecom Sign $100 Million ‘Social Loan’ Deal
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a US$100 million loan agreement with Swiss coffee trading giant Ecom designed to strengthen climate resilience within the conglomerate’s coffee supply chain in Asia....
CorporateEuropean Parliament Officially Postpones EUDR Enforcement
The European Union Parliament voted overwhelmingly today to postpone enforcement of the landmark EU deforestation-free supply chains law, known as EUDR. The EU Parliament adopted the extension by a vote...
Farmer IssuesUS Coffee Producers Can Tap Into $2 Billion USDA Marketing Assistance Program
Green coffee producers in the United States (we’re looking at you, Hawaii, and maybe a little bit California) can tap into a new $2 billion direct payment program designed to...
artificial intelligenceResearchers Find Highly Accurate AI Algorithm for Coffee Defect Detection
A research team focused on potential real-world AI solutions for agricultural producers says it has created a highly accurate computational model for identifying defects in green coffees. The group of...