A study on the effect of adding limestone and phosphogypsum to the soil for coffee growing was recently published in a publication of the American Society of Agronomy called Agronomy Journal. According to the research, when employed correctly, the use of limestone can increase coffee yields, and thereby improve economic returns by more than 40%. […]
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Cargill announced a partnership with Aerofarms with an ambitious plan to reinvent the way cocoa could be produced in future. Who is Aerofarms? The company’s tagline is simply ‘Agriculture, Elevated’, which brilliantly describes their business in two words. They are a B Corporation certified company with a stated purpose To grow the best plants possible
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Spruce Capital is a ‘short focused research firm’. This kind of research firm profits by finding poorly run, sometimes fraudulent companies and taking a short position (making a bet with the market that the price of the company will go down) before publishing their findings. Oatly, which makes an alternative milk product, was floated on
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A new scientific paper written in the Journal for Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment discusses the research, carried out over three years, in using natural biological mechanisms to control coffee leaf rust. Namely, the authors examined the relationship between a hyperparasite (a host which feeds on a parasite) Lecanicillium lecanii, and coffee leaf rust. Over the
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The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) in partnership with the Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) announces that the second edition of the International Symposium on Cocoa Research.
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Research conducted by University of Birmingham and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Illinois), published in scientific reports suggests drinking cocoa can make you smarter.
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Researchers at ETH Zurich developed a new way of making chocolate.
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World Coffee Research has assigned Dr. George Kotch as Research Director. The position is the senior scientific leadership position at the collaborative research organization.
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A report from the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee (ISIC) highlights the potential role of coffee consumption in reducing the risk of developing MetS, a condition which is estimated to affect more than one billion people across the globe. Having MetS increases the risk of cardiovascular problems, including coronary heart disease and stroke. The report, titled
A new research published in November 2018 by BRITA Professional in collaboration with 3GEM shows the differences in behaviour when it comes to drink hot beverages out of home. The findings show that while consumers enjoy coffee out of home, tea isn’t hitting the spot. According to the figures, 52 per cent of consumers say
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