Coffee Farming and agriculture

The ongoing war in Ukraine has affected the global fertiliser supply, among other commodities that keep the world going. Fertiliser prices have gone up in many countries, forcing governments and farmers to implement various strategies. The Kenyan government, for example, has distributed subsidised fertiliser to coffee farmers in an effort to increase both yield and

Nature does not seem to want to give Brazil a break.  After a devastating black frost in July 2021, which contributed greatly to a rise in global coffee prices, another drop in temperatures forecast for 16 May threatens coffee production in central Brazil. Brazil is the biggest producer of coffee. When a natural disaster occurs

Inaccurate memes can be hard to correct. We’ve all heard, for instance, that “coffee is the second most traded commodity after oil.”  Over the last few years, that one has largely been debunked, but like a weed in the garden, we still see it periodically.  There is another meme circulating in coffee sustainability circles that

Melitta has sourced the first shipment of coffee produced and certified in collaboration with the project in Colombia, 4C said. 4C Services GmbH and the family-run coffee producer Melitta Europa GmbH & Co KG – Division Coffee – are working together with Colombian coffee farmers in the Magdalena region on the project. “Improving working and

According to local news sources, Ethiopia has had a successful year in the coffee sector. Recently, we wrote about the continuous growth of annual coffee exports in Ethiopia. The latest news reports that in the first three quarters of the fiscal year 2021/22, Ethiopia generated “more than $894 million revenue from Coffee trade” Last year,

Identifying a living wage in the coffee industry is critical to establishing a baseline, that is to say, the minimum amount a farmer should be earning. But some traders and importers are going a step further and paying extra cents on top of premiums, to ensure farmers get more than just enough to survive. Organisations

Recently, researchers from the University of Tsukuba and Ibaraki University published a research paper, revealing that coffee leaf rust (CLR) disease “is widespread in the main coffee-growing regions of Vietnam, the world’s second-largest coffee producer.” They published their findings in Frontiers in Plant Science. Coffee leaf rust or Hemileia vastatrix, is one of the most

As fertiliser is becoming more expensive to procure due to various factors, including the Russian-Ukrainian war and logistics bottlenecks, the New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (KPCU) has decided to distribute subsidised fertiliser to coffee farmers. This is intended to increase both quality and quantity, which in turn increases farmers’ income. Mary Nzomo, CEC member for

“Fairtrade International has introduced a new Living Income Reference Price for coffee, sourced in Indonesia’s Aceh region as part of its ongoing global effort to protect farmers from market volatility and empower them in achieving decent and sustainable livelihoods.” Starting with West-African Cocoa and Vanilla, the non-profit organisation’s Living Income Reference Price – or LIRP – is