Origins
Study shows negative carbon emissions on Cerrado Mineiro coffee farms
Imaflora published a study on Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, carried out on coffee farms in the Cerrado Mineiro region, which shows that the farms sequester more carbon than they emit.
Coffee prices remain stable averaging above 160 US cents/lb in November 2023
The International Coffee Organization Composite Indicator Price averaged 161.53 US cents/lb in November, a 6.3% increase from October 2023.
World of Coffee Panama announced by SCA
The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) has announced World of Coffee Panama, the first World of Coffee event to be held in Central America.
Farmers’ Day: celebrating coffee farmers in Indonesia
T&CTJ’s editor, Vanessa L Facenda, just returned from Indonesia where she was able to participate in ofi’s Farmers’ Day, which celebrates, acknowledges and rewards the efforts and engagement of the farmers in its supply chain in Aceh.
Brazil’s São Mateus Agropecuaria wins top award at the 2023 EIICA
Brazil wins ‘Best of the Best Award’ while Guatemala wins the Coffee Lovers’ Choice Award at the 8th edition of the Ernesto Illy International Coffee Award.
The quest to certify sustainability
Certifications are an important part of consumers’ purchasing decisions and how organisations’ convey the initiatives they are undertaking. But as the demand grows, so does the competition. By Kathryn Brand
Fairtrade International partners with Satellingence to monitor coffee farms
Fairtrade International have announced a new partnership with Satelligence to scale up satellite monitoring of forested areas and farms to all certified cocoa and coffee producer organisations globally.
Uganda devises a roadmap to transform its coffee industry
Despite its high coffee export volumes, Uganda has a low profile in the global market — but the country aims to gain greater recognition internationally and increase exports, and has outlined an ambitious ‘coffee roadmap’ to accomplish this. By Vanessa L Facenda
Expocacer acquires regenerative certification label
In an audit conducted by Regenagri, Cerrado Coffee Growers Cooperative (Expocacer) has become the first in the world to receive the regenerative certification label.
Global green coffee exports drop 5.5% for CY 2022/23
The ICO reports that NY and London certified trend down as global green coffee exports fall 5.5% to 110.81 bags in coffee year 2022/23.
Amatera to speed up development of climate resilient coffee
Amatera, a French startup developing climate-smart perennial crops including a new coffee variety with the resilience and yields of Robusta and the taste of Arabica, has closed a €1.5 million ($1.6 million) pre-seed round.
Neumann Kaffee Gruppe has joined the ILO Child Labour Platform
Together with other companies, Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG) has joined the new inter-agency project “Ending Child Labour in Supply Chains”, led by the International Labour Organization (ILO), to address the root causes of child labour in supply chains.
The balance of organic
The growth of the organic tea and coffee market is accelerating, but is the cost to the producers and consumers justified by the environmental benefits? By Kathryn Brand
Caffè Culture asks the questions about the reality of supply chain sustainability
An expert panel from across the coffee supply chain converged at Caffè Culture last week and discussed how sustainable the supply chain can really be.