By Hanna Neuschwander, World Coffee Research Deciding which variety of coffee to plant is perhaps the most important decision a farmer will make about his or her farm. It represents an investment of at least 10-15 years, often longer. The stakes are high. Will the variety be productive enough for the farmer to make a …

By Kim Elena Ionescu, SCAA Director of Sustainability I’m writing this article during the height of summer in the United States, when water is most likely 
to be a hot topic (pun intended) on the news. 
But while water’s appearance in the media tends 
to be seasonal, it’s equally necessary every day of the year, …

By Chad Trewick, Reciprocafé, LLC The coffee industry—and not only the specialty sector, although we lead the charge—is gradually realizing the future threats to its raw material supply, green coffee. Rising cost of production eroding earning potential, increasing competition from alternative economic activities, and market price volatility are all weakening our value chain due to …

By Ben Corey-Moran, Fair Trade USA Farmworkers are the backbone of coffee production.
These women, men—and yes, sometimes children—are the labor force that drives coffee production, yet they toil behind the curtain of our industry’s awareness. In the well-worn hands of an estimated four million farmworkers rests the promise of great coffee, the hope for industry …