Latest publications
-
6 min readClimate migration and the future of coffee: how...
Climate change is no longer a distant threat for coffee producers. Across Central America, rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and new waves of pests are dismantling the foundations of one of...
Climate migration and the future of coffee: how...
Climate change is no longer a distant threat for coffee producers. Across Central America, rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, and new waves of pests are dismantling the foundations of one of...
-
7 min readWhy F1 hybrids might define the future of coffee
Why coffee needs new genetics Coffee’s gene pool is worryingly narrow. Studies suggest that almost all Coffea arabica plants today trace back to a single ancestor that evolved around 10–20,000...
Why F1 hybrids might define the future of coffee
Why coffee needs new genetics Coffee’s gene pool is worryingly narrow. Studies suggest that almost all Coffea arabica plants today trace back to a single ancestor that evolved around 10–20,000...
-
6-7 min readWhy coffee breaks the rule of the resource curse
The idea that natural resources create conflict is well known. Economists call it the resource curse - when commodities like oil or diamonds fuel corruption, inequality, and violence instead of...
Why coffee breaks the rule of the resource curse
The idea that natural resources create conflict is well known. Economists call it the resource curse - when commodities like oil or diamonds fuel corruption, inequality, and violence instead of...
-
6-7 min readHow genocide broke Rwanda’s backbone crop
Coffee is part of Rwanda’s national story. By the late twentieth century it was the country’s main source of foreign exchange and the cash income for hundreds of thousands of smallholders....
How genocide broke Rwanda’s backbone crop
Coffee is part of Rwanda’s national story. By the late twentieth century it was the country’s main source of foreign exchange and the cash income for hundreds of thousands of smallholders....
All Articles
3 min read
Why producers take risks on varietals and proce...
The choices that shape your cup often start years before a harvest. For producers, deciding what varietal to plant or which processing method to use isn’t just about flavour. It’s...
Why producers take risks on varietals and proce...
The choices that shape your cup often start years before a harvest. For producers, deciding what varietal to plant or which processing method to use isn’t just about flavour. It’s...
9 min read
Unfiltered: Angry event organisers, broken weig...
Welcome back to Unfiltered, our monthly behind-the-scenes series where we share what’s really happening at Green Coffee Collective. This isn’t about polished announcements or perfect outcomes. It’s about being honest...
Unfiltered: Angry event organisers, broken weig...
Welcome back to Unfiltered, our monthly behind-the-scenes series where we share what’s really happening at Green Coffee Collective. This isn’t about polished announcements or perfect outcomes. It’s about being honest...
3 min read
The paradox of tariffs: How Trump unwittingly b...
Trump’s controversial tariffs have stolen the headlines across the globe for weeks now, but what does it mean for speciality coffee? And specifically, for Mexico’s coffee world? We sat down...
The paradox of tariffs: How Trump unwittingly b...
Trump’s controversial tariffs have stolen the headlines across the globe for weeks now, but what does it mean for speciality coffee? And specifically, for Mexico’s coffee world? We sat down...
4-5 min read
How Coffee Producers Are Adapting in a Changing...
It’s easy to focus on the problems in coffee right now - and there are plenty. Factors such as poor harvests, rising fertiliser costs, climate impacts, labour shortages and market...
How Coffee Producers Are Adapting in a Changing...
It’s easy to focus on the problems in coffee right now - and there are plenty. Factors such as poor harvests, rising fertiliser costs, climate impacts, labour shortages and market...
2 min read
Why does coffee get smuggled in East Africa?
In East Africa, informal cross-border trade in coffee is common. It’s driven by structural imbalances in pricing, trade policy, and access to formal markets. When export costs are high and...
Why does coffee get smuggled in East Africa?
In East Africa, informal cross-border trade in coffee is common. It’s driven by structural imbalances in pricing, trade policy, and access to formal markets. When export costs are high and...
2 min read
Roasting at origin: how African nations are rew...
One of the biggest flaws in the global coffee trade is where the value lands. Those who grow the coffee see the smallest share of its value - the money...
Roasting at origin: how African nations are rew...
One of the biggest flaws in the global coffee trade is where the value lands. Those who grow the coffee see the smallest share of its value - the money...
