Author: Lobga Derick Sullivan

Stop Aid to Coffee Producers in Colombia

Stop Aid to Coffee Producers in Colombia

The Colombian government will not be offering immediate subventions to coffee farmers, due to budget constraints this year. This comes at a time when coffee producers are plagued with low prices and heavy rains, as reported by Reuters. The National Federation

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Coffee Plants Used For Forest Conservation By The Cibulao Farmers

Coffee Plants Used For Forest Conservation By The Cibulao Farmers

Farmers in the Cibulao village have been using the coffee plant to protect the forest against illegal exploitation, as reported by The Jakarta Post. The coffee farmers’ movement was started by three siblings, Kiryono, Jumpono, and Dasim, all of whom are

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Uganda: The Government Promoting Coffee Production

Uganda: The Government Promotes The Coffee Production

Uganda’s minister of Agriculture, Vincent Sempijja, has expressed concern over Ugandans not embracing coffee production which, to him, will help in poverty alleviation. Mr Sempijja says that government is doing its best by promoting coffee production through programs like Operation

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Kenya’s Government Plans to Pay Coffee Farmers Monthly

Kenya’s Government Plans to Pay Coffee Farmers Monthly

Small-scale coffee farm holders in Kenya may now have a financially secure future as the coffee sector regulator is planning to pay them monthly for deliveries. It should be understood that coffee farmers have a six-month payment cycle, which has

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Price of Robusta Drops in Brazil

Price of Robusta Drops in Brazil

Last month, the CEPEA/ESALQ index for Robusta type 6, screen 13, Espirito Santo State, has averaged $94.26 per 60kg bag, a 3.9% fall compared to February that grossed $97.94 per bag and lower than the March 17 $123.67 per bag

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Kenya’s Coffee In High Demand In The World Market

Kenya’s Coffee On High Demand In The World Market

Kenya’s coffee is highly sought after in the world market, reports Daily Nation. This made it the most valued beverage in the New York Coffee Exchange. According to The Daily Nation, the fact that it is used by roasters to

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The World’s Top Coffee Makers: a Kenyan Has Broken a Record

The world’s top coffee makers

Martin Shabaya, a Kenyan, is the first African to have made it to the semi-finals of the World Barista Championship that took place in Seoul, South Korea from November 9-12 2017. This makes him the first ever from the African

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Africa’s Coffee Consumption Is Getting On The Rise

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The coffee culture is been growing steadily in Africa in recent years. In spite of Africa producing about 13% of the global supply of coffee and being the birth place of coffee, coffee drinking has not been felt in the

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Global Coffee Platform Showcases Farmer Income Potential In 11 Countries

The Global Coffee Platform has released a new study that shows ways of improving the income of coffee farmers through improvements in yield, quality, training as well as empowerment of women farmers, as reported by Daily Coffee News. The study which

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Seoul to Host the 2017 World AeroPress Championship

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The Gangnam district of Seoul, the South Korean capital will be receiving 60 competitors representing their countries for the 2017 AeroPress Championship. This is expected to be the largest World AeroPress Championship as the winners will join others on the

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