Profiles

Keeping coffee deforestation-free

Common Code for the Coffee Community (4C) Services says climate change is having a significant impact on coffee production. Farmers rely on a well-functioning ecosystem, but
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Staff Writer09/07/2019, 3:47 pm11/09/2019

Boston’s home run

Boston is a town renowned for its cold weather, annual marathon, and nine-time world series baseball champions the Red Sox, but in April it was coffee
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Staff Writer09/07/2019, 3:45 pm11/09/2019

World Coffee Research breeds coffee for the future

Seven years ago, Finca El Valle, a coffee farm south of Antigua in Guatemala, saw an outbreak of coffee leaf rust, resulting in an 80 per
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Staff Writer09/07/2019, 3:34 pm11/09/2019

Switzerland’s survival stash

On 10 April, a news story made headlines around the world: Switzerland to end decades of emergency stockpiling of ‘non-essential’ coffee beans. From Reuters to the British
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Staff Writer09/07/2019, 3:22 pm11/09/2019

Labour issues at origin: Who’s responsible?

According to the United Nations International Labour Organisation (ILO), nearly 25 million people are in forced labour worldwide, a number that doesn&rs undefined
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Staff Writer09/07/2019, 3:06 pm11/09/2019

Mastercoldbrewer leads a cold brew re-volution

When Swiss musician, entrepreneur, and winery owner Dieter Meier announced his intentions to bring a new type of chocolate to market, created using the cold extraction of green cocoa beans, MyCoffeeWorld Founder Pascal Schlittler was keen to learn more.
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Staff Writer03/07/2019, 5:25 pm22/01/2021