Sustainability

Fair Trade USA Names Partners in Coffee Certification Program Renewal

Fair Trade USA has unveiled the inaugural advisory board and key project partner, Ideo.org, for its “Innovation for Impact Initiative,” which is expected to result in transformations to the Fair...

2023.08.31

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GCP Brazil Study Outlines Living Wage Disparities Among Growers

Major “living income” research in Brazil found that while most types of coffee producers throughout the country’s two largest growing regions are able to earn a living income through coffee,...

2023.08.29

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World Coffee Research Launches Public Database for Arabica Fingerprinting

World Coffee Research (WCR) late last week announced the launch of a publicly available database designed to make genetic fingerprinting of arabica coffee varieties more accessible. The database is freely...

2023.08.22

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5th World Coffee Conference Coming to Bangalore, India

The fifth World Coffee Conference is heading to Bangalore (Bengaluru), India, bringing together a multitude of stakeholders to address pressing issues in the global coffee sector. Taking place Sept. 25-28...

2023.08.15

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How Coffee is Both an Environmental Hero and Villain, Part 2

The first piece in this mini series provided an overview of different methods of commercial coffee production and how they may affect the environment and climate change, defining two ends...

2023.08.10

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Hawaii Study: Picking, Not Pesticides, May Be Best Tool Against CBB

By using fewer pesticides to control coffee berry borer (CBB) populations, Hawaiian coffee farmers may actually increase coffee production, harvested coffee quality and even economic gains. This counterintuitive outcome regarding...

2023.08.10

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Column: On Fair Coffee Prices and Big Macs

[Editor’s note and disclosure: The author of this column, Jos Algra, is an independent consultant who has worked with Fairtrade International in numerous capacities since 2011. Daily Coffee News does...

2023.08.07

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