Sustainability

Inside a Pioneering Program to Protect Coffee and Birds in Venezuela

The Aves y Cafe program in Venezuela aids rural communities by encouraging community-centered shade coffee agroforestry, while protecting rare and migrating birds. The project has so far succeeded in protecting...

2024.05.27

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Colombia Coffee Report: Production Increases as EUDR Approaches

In 2024/2025, Colombian coffee production is anticipated to reach the equivalent of 12.4 million 60-kilo bags of green coffee, a 1.6% increase from the previous year. Representing more than 40%...

2024.05.25

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Mexico Coffee Report: Production and Specialty Consumption Are Up

A prominent global producer of organic and shade-grown arabica coffee, Mexico is expected to produce approximately 3.89 million 60-kilogram bags of coffee in 2024/25. Representing a slight increase over the...

2024.05.23

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Indonesia 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...

2024.05.22

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Costa Rica Coffee Report: Production Near Record Lows

Coffee production in Costa Rica in market year 2024/25 is expected to hover around near-record-low levels as the country’s approximately 27,000 coffee growers continue to face labor and weather-related challenges....

2024.05.22

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El Salvador Coffee Report: Migration and Farm Abandonment On the Rise

Coffee production in El Salvador is estimated to reach approximately 555,000 60-kilo bags in market year 2023/24, a decline of more than 100,000 bags from the previous estimates. The country’s...

2024.05.21

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Global Center for Circular Economy in Coffee Launches, Seeks Members

According to a new report, approximately 34-39 million tons of biological material — outside of green coffee itself — is generated globally each year in coffee production. With the symbiotic...

2024.05.16

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Guatemala Coffee Report: New Map for World’s Fourth Largest Arabica Producer

The Guatemalan national coffee association Anacafé led a comprehensive set of geographic surveys to redraw the map of the country’s coffee lands map last year. The effort has resulted in...

2024.05.15

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This World Bee Day, a Touch of Honey Could Help Coffee Producers

If you like coffee, you’d better dang well like bees, too. Study after study after study has highlighted the symbiotic relationships between bees and coffee ecosystems, particularly as they translate...

2024.05.14

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EU Legislators Approve Landmark Corporate Due Diligence Rules (CSDDD)

The European Parliament last week approved landmark regulations designed to ensure human rights and environmental due diligence among large EU and multinational companies. While applying only to companies with at...

2024.05.01

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