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3-4 min readThe new CVA: who decides value in coffee?
This year’s move from the 2004 SCA cupping form to the Coffee Value Assessment (CVA) is being presented as an overdue modernisation. But it raises a deeper question that has...
The new CVA: who decides value in coffee?
This year’s move from the 2004 SCA cupping form to the Coffee Value Assessment (CVA) is being presented as an overdue modernisation. But it raises a deeper question that has...
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5-6 min readNovember Unfiltered: What's been happening behi...
Welcome to November’s Unfiltered. This month has been a big one behind the scenes. A lot of what we’ve been working on isn’t glamorous, but it’s important, especially as we...
November Unfiltered: What's been happening behi...
Welcome to November’s Unfiltered. This month has been a big one behind the scenes. A lot of what we’ve been working on isn’t glamorous, but it’s important, especially as we...
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4-5 min readBeyond the C-price: rethinking power and risk i...
The rising C-price is dominating conversation in the coffee world. But a higher market price hasn’t translated into better livelihoods for most producers. The structure of the industry still directs...
Beyond the C-price: rethinking power and risk i...
The rising C-price is dominating conversation in the coffee world. But a higher market price hasn’t translated into better livelihoods for most producers. The structure of the industry still directs...
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3-4 min readWhat Trump’s tariff reversal means for the glob...
A turbulent week for U.S. coffee policy The past week has reshaped the coffee conversation worldwide. After months of volatility, the United States has removed almost all tariffs on green...
What Trump’s tariff reversal means for the glob...
A turbulent week for U.S. coffee policy The past week has reshaped the coffee conversation worldwide. After months of volatility, the United States has removed almost all tariffs on green...
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Excelsa: coffee’s overlooked alternative
A changing landscape Speciality coffee has been built around Arabica, but the cracks are showing. Climate change is pushing temperatures higher, rainfall is less predictable, and pests and diseases are...
Excelsa: coffee’s overlooked alternative
A changing landscape Speciality coffee has been built around Arabica, but the cracks are showing. Climate change is pushing temperatures higher, rainfall is less predictable, and pests and diseases are...
4 min read
Financing coffee’s future: why access to credit...
Innovation in coffee is often talked about in terms of processing or varietals, but behind every experiment lies a more fundamental question: can producers afford to take the risk? For...
Financing coffee’s future: why access to credit...
Innovation in coffee is often talked about in terms of processing or varietals, but behind every experiment lies a more fundamental question: can producers afford to take the risk? For...
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Myanmar’s fragile journey from opium to coffee
Myanmar is beginning to make its mark in the specialty coffee world. Coffees from Shan State have reached international buyers, showing both quality and potential. But this story is fragile....
Myanmar’s fragile journey from opium to coffee
Myanmar is beginning to make its mark in the specialty coffee world. Coffees from Shan State have reached international buyers, showing both quality and potential. But this story is fragile....
4-5 min read
Monoculture vs intercropping – what’s in it for...
The way coffee is grown has a direct impact on the quality in the cup, the livelihoods of farmers, and the long-term health of the land. For decades, large-scale monoculture...
Monoculture vs intercropping – what’s in it for...
The way coffee is grown has a direct impact on the quality in the cup, the livelihoods of farmers, and the long-term health of the land. For decades, large-scale monoculture...
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July Unfiltered – What’s changing behind the sc...
A Slightly Late Edition This month’s Unfiltered is running a little behind and, in true behind-the-scenes fashion, here’s why. As some of you know, our sister business, Omwani Coffee, supplies a good...
July Unfiltered – What’s changing behind the sc...
A Slightly Late Edition This month’s Unfiltered is running a little behind and, in true behind-the-scenes fashion, here’s why. As some of you know, our sister business, Omwani Coffee, supplies a good...
4 min read
How China is reshaping coffee trade as both a b...
Global coffee trade is no longer defined only by traditional producing and consuming countries. China is emerging as both at the same time, with a domestic market growing at unprecedented...
How China is reshaping coffee trade as both a b...
Global coffee trade is no longer defined only by traditional producing and consuming countries. China is emerging as both at the same time, with a domestic market growing at unprecedented...
