by andrew | Oct 2, 2021 | agriculture, business, economic development, economy, featured, industry, marketing, news, origin, quality, women
The International Trade Centre released an updated version of the Coffee Guide yesterday. The date (October 1st) is also International Coffee Day, a holiday established by the ICO to celebrate the importance of coffee production to humanity. In practice, it is mainly...
by andrew | Aug 26, 2021 | agriculture, economic development, industry, news, origin, quality
Papua New Guinea’s national coffee regulatory authority has completed a rollout of the industry’s revised green bean standards and new regulation policy guidelines. Published by Coffee Industry Corporation (CIC) and approved by the National Institute of Standards and...
by andrew | Dec 4, 2013 | associations, competitions, events, origin, quality
I’m really excited to share this press announcement from the Brazil Specialty Coffee Association regarding results from the recent Cup of Excellence® Early Harvest competition and live auction. In short: it was a big success. The event showed gains over the...
by andrew | Jan 31, 2009 | hawaii, origin, quality |
On Friday afternoon, I had the opportunity to give a short presentation to a small group of farmers at the annual Kona Coffee Farmers Association expo. I used the short speaking time (30 minutes) to make an appeal for something badly needed in Kona, a method of...
by andrew | Aug 20, 2008 | news, quality
Dora Jaramillo slides off the top of a wooden box to reveal 36 numbered vials of “perfume.” Each number in the kit corresponds to a different aroma commonly found in coffee, some positive (lemon and butter) and some not so positive (medicinal and rubber)....
