After almost a decade of development, an illycaffè and Lavazza-led partnership has successfully mapped and released an open-access genome sequence of Arabica coffee. “Illycaffè started this research Read more
Brambati builds research and development centre
Throughout the world, countless coffee roasters turn green beans into brown ones each day using Brambati coffee roasting equipment, from small five-kilogram batch roasters to large-scale Read more
World Coffee Research’s first five years
Five years ago, when World Coffee Research (WCR) was launched in March 2012, Executive Director Tim Schilling told Global Coffee Report that many coffee companies didn&# Read more
Coffee’s hidden carbon footprint
The coffee industry is keenly aware of the impact of climate change on its farmers. Less well known is the size of its own carbon footprint Read more
Big data, big results
Last year was a busy one for World Coffee Research (WCR), with the announcement of the launch of the global nonprofit’s nursery and seed verification undefined Read more
FNC searches for new harvesting solutions
For the past decade, labour shortages in coffee production, particularly in harvesting, have been a topic of conversation across the industry. Not only is the average Read more
World Coffee Research’s seed verification program
When World Coffee Research (WCR) announced its Verified Program with Global Coffee Report last year, it was merely in the development stage. But since then, the Read more
The growing role of universities in coffee research
When University of California (UC), Davis professor Bill Ristenpart developed his “Design of Coffee” freshman seminar i undefined Read more
The hybrid vigour phenomenon
While individual countries like Brazil, Colombia, France and the United States all have their own accomplishments in coffee breeding, World Coffee Research ( undefined Read more
What genetics research can do for coffee
Nearly 4000 kilometres north of the equator sits 17-hectare farm Good Land Organics. While agriculture has long been a thriving industry in Califo undefined Read more