The coffee trade is nothing new to the Dutch. Dating back to the 17th century, the Netherlands has a long history in the coffee trade, with the Read more
Guatemala’s quality equation to increase production levels
It takes several hours, driving along narrow windy mountainous roads, to reach Guatemalan coffee farms. They only start to undefined Read more
Eastern Promises: Kenya’s plans to value-add to coffee with foreign investments
Among the few seeming certainties as the Olympics got underway in London in July was that the Kenyan national anthem would be among the most frequently Read more
Shift and growth in coffee consumption
When the US economic crisis hit in late 2008, many were quick to predict that coffee consumption would suffer. Four years later, those predictions have mostly proven Read more
Microcredit’s impact in coffee growing communities
In 2001, Cinthia Maribel Larreatigue Herrera was living in the province of San Ignacio in northern Peru, surrounded by poverty. For coffee farming families like hers, Read more
Brazil’s guessing game: The future of the world’s largest coffee producer
Since coffee futures first started trading on the New York market in 1882, the size of Brazil’s harvest has been the key instigator of speculation. It’s no Read more
F1 Hybrid coffee finds first commercial home under Starbucks Reserve label
The birth of the F1 Hybrid coffee variety is giving Nicaraguan coffee growers a new reason to be confident about the future of production.','none',' For the first Read more
Struggling to recover: Colombia’s Mitaca report
Colombian coffee producers continue to cope with the damaging effects of climate change. The 2011-12 coffee harvest shows the potential to become the lowest crop in Read more
Upscaling taste: The introduction of Western coffee chains into Vietnam
Vietnam is starting to see a sprinkling of Western-style coffee chains, with the younger generation enjoying the new additions. ‘,’none’,’ Giorgio Vergano doesn’t want to sound like Read more
Coffee Board of India Chairman Jawaid Akhtar on India’s coffee-fuelled growth
Coffee Board of India Chairman Jawaid Akhtar tells Global Coffee Review of the India’s preparations for growth and the board’s role in supporting this coffee growing Read more