Origins
Papua New Guinea joins IWCA Global Chapter Network
At a signing ceremony conducted on 31 March in Mt.Hagen, Western Highlands Province, the International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA) welcomed Papua New Guinea as its 31st national chapter to join its global chapter network.
Collaborative research underway to support living incomes of Peruvian coffee farmers
Under the framework of the National Coffee Action Plan, leading actors in the coffee value chain have come together to support a living income benchmark study in Peru with the Anker Research Institute.
The 2022 Specialty Coffee Expo returns in full swing with 10,000+ attendees
The Specialty Coffee Expo, North America’s largest coffee trade show, took place 8-10 April with more than 10,000 attendees converging in Boston, Massachusetts.
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SCA Expo returns in full force
In what most would agree was a ‘shell’ of its typical Expo, the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) held its 2021 Expo in New Orleans, Louisiana last September – the first ‘in-person’ Expo since 2019 and much later than its typical April time frame. Now, the SCA Expo returns in full force – in Boston, Massachusetts – kicking off tonight with a Welcome Reception.
Coffee prices in March re-adjust whilst certified stocks grow
The ICO Composite Indicator Price for March averaged 194.78 US cents/lb 2022, a fall of 7.6% in comparison with the previous month, breaking a streak of 17 consecutive months of increases.
ICO members draft new International Coffee Agreement
ICO Members receive draft of the new International Coffee Agreement at the 132nd Session of the International Coffee Council London.
One of a Kind Guatemala coffee auction aims to expand market access opportunities
The National Coffee Association of Guatemala (Anacafé) and Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE) have come together to launch the second edition of the “One of a Kind Guatemala” auction.
ICO & IDH team up on increasing incomes for smallholder coffee farmers
A new partnership between the International Coffee Organization and IDH – the Sustainable Trade Initiative has been formed to lay the groundwork for living and prosperous incomes for coffee farmers.
Women in the Nicaraguan coffee industry celebrated in auction
Alliance for Coffee Excellence in partnership with Nicaragua’s National Commission for the Transformation and Development of Coffee Farming (CONATRADEC) is introducing a Private Collection Auction that will feature an all-women line-up of producers.
Despite conflict in Europe, the ICO CIP rose for 17 straight months in February 2022
The ICO Composite Indicator Price (CIP) rose to 210.89 US cents/lb, a 3.2%, increase month-on-month, in February 2022, which marks 17 consecutive months of growth.
Winners announced in 2nd edition of the Ngorongoro Tanzania Private Collection Auction
Alliance for Coffee Excellence in partnership with the Ngorongoro Coffee Group has announced the 20 winning coffees that will be offered for sale in the Ngorongoro Tanzania Private Collection Auction on 22 March 2022.
SCA announces solidarity with Ukrainian coffee community
The Specialty Coffee Association’s CEO has announced that 100% of the revenue from ticket sales for World of Coffee Warsaw will go toward supporting relief efforts for Ukrainian coffee businesses and coffee professionals.
Caravela Coffee teams up with the Center for Coffee Research and Education at Texas A&M University
The partnership will foster academic, scientific and development programmes and research focused on agriculture and coffee sciences to benefit the peoples of developing countries across the globe.
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Cultivating a circular economy in coffee
The potential to reuse coffee pulp, organic waste from pruning and other field activities as well as wastewater from coffee processing is underestimated. Used appropriately, these wastes can enhance the productivity of coffee farms and livelihoods of farmers.