AfricaColumn: The Shifting Seasons of Coffee Shipments
Seasonality The idea that a particular crop — in our case, coffee — is available and fresh for a particular portion of the year is long-ingrained in the specialty food...
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2024 Coffee AnnualsIndonesia Coffee Report: Production and Consumption On the Rise
Indonesia’s 2024/25 coffee production is expected to bounce back from a down year to 10.9 million 60-kilogram bags, thanks to favorable weather conditions. Meanwhile, domestic consumption in Indonesia is expected...
climate changeIndonesian Coffee Output Hurt by Harsher Weather Conditions
Indonesia is the world’s fourth-largest producer of coffee, after Brazil, Vietnam and Colombia, but the archipelago’s farmers are less productive than their competitors. In East Java province, farmers have seen...
agroforestrySumatra Coffee Farmers See Gains Through Agroforestry and Organic Fertilizer
Farmers in Indonesia’s Lampung province are making their own organic fertilizer in order to lessen reliance on volatile external supply chains. They’ve also diversified the number of crops they grow,...