The signing by the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) of the International Coffee Agreement must be a cause for celebration at the ICO. After a difficult year with the acrimonious withdrawal by Uganda from the agreement, this important deal with the world’s second-largest producer of Arabica shows that the organisation is still relevant. It may […]
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Almacena Platform, a Dutch ag-tech startup that operates a marketplace for African agricultural products, has bagged €3.5 million (circa US$3,402,350) in an equity round. The seed round was co-led by Eleven Ventures, European early-stage VC VentureFriends, and Acequia Capita. The funds will be used to expand further in Africa, add new origins from South America
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The Turkish coffee chain Espressolab recently opened its Espressolab Roastery in Istanbul, a combination of a coffee shop, roastery, workshop and bakery under one roof. The roastery is the company’s 100th branch in Turkey. The €5 million ($4.9 million) facility offers a unique coffee experience as well as information about coffee, concerts, workshops and art
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Brazil’s latest plight, the reduction of the coffee harvest, is the result of earlier difficult weather conditions such as drought and frost. The coffee trees are finally showing the impact of the bad weather. These effects could continue for a while, threatening Brazilian coffee producers in addition to uncertain weather patterns. Major extremes between temperature
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Colombia’s National Federation of Coffee Growers recently published its revised forecast for the 2021/2022 harvest. The organisation predicts that Colombian coffee production will fall to an eight-year low this year. An industry leader told Reuters that a decline in plantation renovation and fertiliser use poses problems for future harvests. The report shows a fall of
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A process emerges to systemically address barriers to sustainability. By now, most of us have learned that to effectively engage in farming sustainability solutions, we must first listen to the farmer’s own priorities and concerns. For most farmers, the economics have to work out above all else. That is why we must fundamentally understand the
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Africa’s largest coffee exporter, Uganda, recently announced that production of the 2022-23 crop could reach record levels due to improved rainfall and planting of seedlings over the past 8 years. Uganda mainly grows the Robusta variety, whose trees are more productive than Arabica’s, which is commonly perceived in the market as being better quality (not
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Ethiopia’s coffee export market is expanding due to the rising consumption and popularity of the country’s coffee among Chinese consumers, according to officials and coffee exporters. According to data from Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA), Ethiopia exported 11,935.65 metric tonnes of coffee to China during the previous Ethiopian fiscal year, which ended on July
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Founded in 2016 by husband-and-wife team Charlotte and Jon Stanford, Apostle wanted to produce organic coffee with a minimum environmental impact. To back up their words with actions, their roastery is powered by renewable energy sources. Now they are rewarding coffee lovers demonstrate a high level of eco knowledge and awareness. Since the company was
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I was recently sent a review copy of a new book from the Anthropologist Ted Fisher and asked if I’d like to review it. At the time, I had 12 books stacked by my reading chair, and I might have sounded less than enthusiastic. The pdf sat on my hard drive for a couple of
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