In a report by the state-run Ethiopian News Agency (ENA), researchers at Addis Ababa University in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, discovered a new medicine that can treat a fungal disease that causes coffee plants to dry. The new treatment primarily prevents coffee wilt disease (CWD). The disease is known to block water from moving up […]
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How I got into the awesome world of coffee is easy to explain. It was the taste. The taste that I was not used to in connection with coffee. But also the encounter with Jens, the owner and roaster of the coffee manufacturer Obenauf in Leipzig. As he was standing in front of the coffee
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Coffee producers in many countries are facing difficulties due to changing weather patterns. Heavy rains in Colombia are affecting yields, and frosts in Brazil have decimated certain coffee-growing regions, forcing farmers to turn to other, more profitable and resiliant crops. Coffee, in particular Arabica, is one of the “gentler” plants, that can suffer or die
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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
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Kenyan coffee is regarded as some of the best in the world, so coffee lovers will be pleased to learn that certain regions saw record yields in 2020/2021. Additionally, coffee quality has improved as a result of equipment upgrades, and farmers have gotten higher rewards for their efforts. According to Standard Media, “Coffee farmers in the
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The goal of the partner project between the Brazilian Coffee Exporters Council (Cecafé), the Institute of Forest and Agricultural Management & Certification, and the University of São Paulo, was to measure the average amount of carbon sequestration (the process of capturing carbon to remove it from the atmosphere) on 40 farms in the 3 main
RESEARCH SHOWS BRAZIL’S COFFEE FARMS CAN GO CARBON NEGATIVE Read More »
Coffee has been a hot topic globally for decades. Growth and innovation in preparation, the emergence of numerous new roasters, innovative coffee shops, increased direct trade, increasing interest in home preparation and many other aspects make up this new coffee boom. With the popularity of the barista championships, which have existed since 2000, the public
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Honduras has revised downwards its estimate of coffee exports in 2021-2022 by12.8% from its original forecast. The result was attributed to decreasing yields from the coffee plants, as well as the persisting Coffee Leaf Rust in the region. The board of the Honduran Coffee Institute (IHCAFE) is expecting the country to produce just over 5m
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The Brazilian Cerrado is an immense savanna in the center of Brazil, stretching across multiple states. Moreover, the World Wildlife Fund declared it to be the world’s biologically richest savanna, containing 5 percent of all animals and plants on the planet. Today, the Cerrado is known for more than just its diverse biome, as its
FROM TREE TO CUP: COFFEE CULTIVATION IN THE BRAZILIAN CERRADO MINEIRO REGION Read More »
Although Central America produces 15% of the world’s arabica beans, the people involved in coffee production are not seeing a future in it. The poor financial returns, as well as the recent coffee crisis, forced hundreds of thousands to flee up north to the U.S. About 10% of the population, approximately 5 million people in
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