SCAA lecture in review: The Coffee Variety Conundrum: Does Breeding for...
This review is for those of you who were not able to make it to the lecture a few weeks ago. There was a lot of competing lectures held concomitantly with really interesting content. There is 0...
View ArticleGeorgia on my mind
Nearly two months have passed since the curtains closed on the 2016 SCAA events in Atlanta, but like the great Ray Charles, I still have Georgia on my mind. Three Ps stand out in my reflections:...
View ArticleBrazil’s Supreme Court lifts ban on “Dirty List”
Brazil’s Supreme Court has lifted its injunction on one of the most powerful and distinctive tools in the country’s campaign to eradicate slave labor, clearing the way for its reinstatement after a...
View ArticleBrazil’s Congress convenes hearing on modern slavery in the coffee sector
Next week, a public hearing in Brazil’s Câmara dos Deputados will explore the issue of modern slavery in the country’s coffee sector. The Human Rights Commission and the Labor Commission have jointly...
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Developing the specialty market for robusta with the first “Taza Dorada” in...
The Borderlands project took place on two sides of the Colombian – Ecuadorian border. In Nariño we know about the hidden potential to produce high quality Arabica coffees. We’ve shared some of the...
View ArticleLook out, Austin! CRS Coffeelands at the 2017 National Coffee Association...
We are 3 months into another year, and we’re about to start the convention/summit/expo/meeting season. This year the schedule is a bit different for Coffeelands. This is the first year that we are...
View ArticleA new approach to working on Price Risk Management
If you have been following us in this space, you know that one of the topics that has been at the front of my mind has been Price Risk Management (PRM). PRM refers to a set of strategies and...
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Celebrating the public launch of the Spanish language Water Smart Agriculture...
AguaVerde – a Spanish language resource for Water Smart Agriculture. One of the biggest deficiencies of the Coffeelands blog is that we have only published in English to a broad, sector wide audience....
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Robusta farmers rewarded for quality in the 2nd Taza Dorada
Ángel Cleotildo Varela Arteaga is your 2017 Taza Dorada winner. The Coffeelands blogs suffers from a few coffee prejudices, which we readily admit to. Our geographical base is in Central America and...
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Matchmaking at the SCA Expo
It’s Spring again… Green is starting to appear in the northern latitudes, the NBA playoffs are just around the corner, you realize that you haven’t filed your taxes yet, and the annual Specialty Coffee...
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