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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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An Introduction to the German Coffee Market
Europe's largest-volume importer of green coffee — because it re-exports a substantial portion of that volume as roasted coffee, anyone interested in understanding the dynamics of European specialty coffee markets should examine the country’s purchasing tendencies.
Bruno Giestas | Instant Coffee: Domestic & Export Market Opportunities
The presentation will address how ABICS, the Brazilian Soluble Coffee Association, has been branding its products to appeal both to the different consumer segments, from quality to price sensitive, from specialty to conventional, and to the supply chain that provides the products to them.
Tools: The Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide
There are big questions facing specialty coffee sellers and buyers.
Tools: International Trade Center Green Coffee Exporter's Guide
ITC Green Coffee Exporter's Guide is the world's most extensive, hands-on and neutral source of information on the international coffee trade.
Tools: Beyco Worldwide Trading Platform
Beyco is a platform that uses blockchain technology to facilitate the buying and selling of coffee, access to finance, and data management.
Tools: SCA Coffee Directory
Looking to expand your coffee network? Check out this video to learn more about the Specialty Coffee Association's Coffee Directory, a platform designed to help companies reach the SCA’s vast global network of professionals.
Coffee Fermentation: Current Approaches
Mario R. Fernández-Alduenda, PhD, hosts a discussion leading experts in the field.
COVID-19’s Perfect Storm | Re:co 2020
How can we navigate the effects of COVID-19 on coffee producers?
Coffee’s Essential Worker Community | Re:co 2020
Can the living income and the living wage movements help us all to “build back better” after the COVID-19 pandemic?
Race, Power, Privilege | Re:co 2020
A concise introduction to race, power, and privilege in the hope we open up, admit responsibility where we need to, and collectively find solutions.
Listen, Learn, Lead | Re:co 2020
Understanding the past is a step towards actionable change when it comes to any systemic problem—climate change, gender inequality, racial inequity—but it’s not enough.
Science, Social Impact, and Supply Chain Intervientions | Re:co
Many of us in coffee innovate in an attempt to improve the livelihoods of coffee producers: from Direct Trade to social programs, from certifications to traceability. But how do we know if these innovations work?
Charting Specialty Coffee’s Future | Re:co
How does the coffee system work? Does it work for everyone? Where can we leverage change?
Five Key Takeaways from The National Coffee Data Trends Study’s Specialty Coffee Breakout Report
The Specialty Coffee Breakout Report of the National Coffee Data Trends Study (2021) is packed with information. Navigate the report and identify five key takeaways with help from the SCA’s Research Program Manager, Katie von der Lieth.
Exploring the Economics of the Supply Chain
Tim Chapdelaine, Heather Perry, Peter Giuliano, and Heather Ward discuss the illustrative economic outlook of coffee’s supply chain.
Coffee and Forests
Ellie Hudson, Kim Elena Ionescu, Bambi Semroc, Niels Naak, and Valerie Beard discuss coffee and forests.
Value Creation and Equitable Distribution
Ellie Hudson and Kim Elena Ionescu discuss value creation and equitable distribution.
The Living Income Movement
Ellie Hudson, Christina Archer, Stephanie Daniels, Michelle Murray, and Jeremy Dufour discuss the living income movement.
El consumo interno como alternativa a la exportación
La propagación del virus COVID-19 en todo el mundo ha causado gran incertidumbre, aislamiento y ansiedad. ¿Cual es la experiencia de los productores de café? ¿Qué información de mercado existe para productores medianos y grandes, organizaciones cúpulas y gremiales, cooperativas y los tostadores, y cafeterías en países productores?
El mercado de cafés especiales y la crisis de precios
La propagación del virus COVID-19 en todo el mundo ha causado gran incertidumbre, aislamiento y ansiedad. ¿Cual es la experiencia de los productores de café? ¿Qué información de mercado existe para productores medianos y grandes, organizaciones cúpulas y gremiales, cooperativas y los tostadores, y cafeterías en países productores?
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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 →