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Coffee's Essential Worker Community: An Action Oriented Path to Building Back Better with Living Wage and Living Income
Living wage and income have long been gaining steam among the media, global governments, sustainability standards, businesses, and a wealth of other actors, including consumers. But the necessity of ensuring a basic but decent living is more stark than ever in an age where vulnerability abounds.
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Five Key Takeaways from the National Coffee Data Trends Study: Specialty Coffee Breakout Report
The National Coffee Data Trends Study is packed with information: conducted twice a year, the report tracks coffee consumer trends, attitudes, and behavior. What are five key things that the specialty coffee industry should pay attention to specifically? Learn more from the SCA’s Research Manager, Katie von der Lieth →
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Smallholders vs. Shareholders
Listen to a discussion on issues related to farmer incomes, the work of Fairtrade, and research being conducted on costs of production. Hear from Vera Espindola Rafael, Peter Kettler, and Vicente Partida.
Assessing & Addressing Smallholder Profitability Constraints
Dig into a profitability analysis for one farmer group in Yepocapa, Guatemala, to better understand profitability constraints for smallholders. Hear from Taya Brown and Ryan Chipman.
Building Long-Distance Relationships in Emerging Origins
Learn about the future of coffee production in emerging origins like Myanmar and Nepal and the role consumers, roasters, and importers can play in building long-term, mutually beneficial relationships across culture and distance. Hear from Craig Holt, Marceline Budza, Su Su Aung, April Su Yin Nwet, Al Liu, and Mario Fernandez.
East African Quality Innovation
Three organizations across Ethiopia, Burundi, and Rwanda are working on the cutting edge to improve both the farmgate price and workers’ pay while increasing cup quality. Hear from Ruth Ann Church, Lauren Rosenberg, Rachel Samuel, and Sara Yirga.
Attracting and Retaining Farmworkers
Skilled farmworkers are necessary to harvest specialty coffees in most parts of the world, but they are too often undervalued and invisible to the industry.
El papel de las cooperativas | Re:co 2019
Merling Preza, quien tomó parte en la fundacion de PRODECOOP en el año 1993 y que ahora se desempeña como su Director General, habla con Kim Elena Ionescu sobre la experiencia de los agricultores en Estelí, Nicaragua y las áreas circundantes durante la crisis de precios de la decada del 2000 y durante la crisis actual.
The Role of Cooperatives | Re:co 2019
Merling Preza, one of the founders of PRODECOOP in 1993, reflects on the experience of farmers in Estelí, Nicaragua, and the surrounding areas across the price crisis of the early 2000s to today.
Smallholder Entry into the Specialty Market | Re:co 2019
After conducting research with smallholders in Yepocapa, Guatemala, Taya Brown learned that farmers need more than higher prices—they need to better understand how farm management affects their coffee’s quality, value, and potential to reach higher-paying markets.
The World Coffee Producers Forum | Re:co 2019
Vanusia Nogueira, Executive Director of the Brazilian Specialty Coffee Association, explains the forum, what it’s achieved so far, and where it’s going.
Looking Beyond the C Price | Re:co 2019
Producers of specialty coffee face serious questions about whether and how the market values their products. Is there another tool to encourage new price discovery mechanisms?
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Un caso de negocio para incrementar el consumo de café especial en países productores
Las oportunidades adicionales para crear y capturar más valor son clave para que los productores reduzcan el riesgo. Por lo tanto, es vital comprometerse con estrategias que les permitan a los productores crear (más) valor y obtener un mayor y mejor parte del precio al consumidor →