agriculture

ICO and IACO join forces to build resilience for Africa’s coffee sector

An emergency intervention programme has been created to alleviate the impact of coronavirus on Africa’s coffee sector.

Blending, roasting & processing, Origins

USDA proposes strengthening organic regulations

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing comprehensive changes to its Organic Certification Program — regulations that may profoundly affect the coffee and tea industries.

Analysing Colombia’s internal coffee market price and the new Stabilization Fund

Colombia made history back in February when it officially launched the Coffee Price Stabilization Fund. The fund will aid the country’s smallholders who had been severely impacted by the commodity price collapse over the last few years, but the fund has a broader ambition than just propping up prices when commodity markets are low.

Business, Origins

Sustainable Coffee Challenge welcomes new partners

The Sustainable Coffee Challenge has announced 14 new partners joining the Challenge’s mission to make coffee the world’s first sustainable agricultural product.

Business, Sustainability

Olam launches prize for innovations in global food security

The award searches for ground-breaking scientific research that can deliver transformational impacts within global agriculture; winners will be supplied with a $75,000 grant to support development and implementation.

Rainforest Alliance announces enhanced certification programme and standard

The new programme consists of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard with requirements for farms and supply chains, along with a new assurance system and a suite of tools to measure progress towards sustainability objectives.

November 2019 Green Coffee Report

This November saw a technical rally in the Arabica futures market and a slew of fresh fundamentals. With the conclusion of the 2018-2019 global coffee crop in September, focus shifted to the 2019-2020 crop.

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