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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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Coffee Prices and Farm Profitability | Part 2
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Coffee Prices and Farm Profitability | Part 2

Ashley Prentice, Janina Grabs, and Ed Canty continue the conversation around the profitability of coffee farming. Do increased yields consistently correlate to profitability on coffee farms? Do price premiums for coffee taste quality justify farmer investments?

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The Profitability of Coffee Farming | Part 1
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The Profitability of Coffee Farming | Part 1

Do increased yields consistently correlate to profitability on coffee farms? Do price premiums for coffee taste quality justify farmer investments? What strategies are producers and buyers using to address farm profitability? What research and data is needed to support farmers and their businesses? Hear from Vera Espindola Rafael, Alex Keller, Aleco Chigounis, and Edie Baker.

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Guilds and the Price Crisis: What’s Our Role?
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Guilds and the Price Crisis: What’s Our Role?

As with any crisis, long-term solutions to coffee price volatility and farm profitability will require cooperation from actors across our industry. Hear from Yannis Apostolopoulos, Stuart Ritson, Sonja Björk Grant, and Hylan Joseph about what the coffee price crisis means to the members of their guilds.

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Addressing the Price Crisis
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Addressing the Price Crisis

The recommendations found in the Price Crisis Response Initiative’s Summary of Work were selected for their strong potential to foment long-term change in the coffee sector.

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How to Use the Coffee Taster’s Flavor Wheel
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How to Use the Coffee Taster’s Flavor Wheel

Based on the World Coffee Research Sensory Lexicon, the Coffee Taster’s Flavor Wheel provides a visual representation of a standard set of attributes designed to allow trained sensory panels to evaluate coffees for scientific research.

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Financing Resilience
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Financing Resilience

Greg Low, asks: What is insurance’s role in building resilient business models? New developments in insurance solutions can transform how risk is managed, understood, and priced. From crop insurance to weather insurance, new financing models are unlocking possibilities for agricultural supply chains.

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Farmworkers and Coffee: The Case for Inclusion
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Farmworkers and Coffee: The Case for Inclusion

Deeper engagement with farmworkers and with farm labor issues can help specialty coffee mitigate latent supply-chain risks, stay apace with changes on the regulatory landscape, seize opportunities for value creation and mutual gain, and expand specialty coffee’s promise to include these people who are critical to the future of our industry.

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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 →