climate change
illycaffè presents the first coffee certified Regenagri in honour of International Coffee Day
On the occasion of International Coffee Day illycaffè presents Arabica Selection Brazil Cerrado Mineiro the first coffee certified regenagri and coming from regenerative agriculture, the result of a relationship built over the years with local producers.
The Impact of Climate Change on Tea Production & Quality
Erratic weather patterns which increasingly affect tea-producing regions are generating concern about ways and means to keep up quality and output. By Barbara Dufrêne
Qima Coffee and the ACE celebrate Yemeni coffee with PCA
Qima Coffee and the Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE) have announced their sixth annual edition of the online private collection auction (PCA), titled Best of Yemen: Coffee x Climate.
Nestlé develops high-yielding Arabica coffee variety
Using traditional breeding methods, Nestlé plant scientists and agronomists have developed Star 4, a novel high-yielding Arabica coffee variety.
Robustas hit a 25-year high, averaging 135.47 US cents/lb in December 2023
Robustas grew 10.5% to 135.47 US cents/lb, the highest level since May 1995, while rising tensions in the Red Sea have led some shipping lines to re-route their coffee-carrying vessels as well as add new surcharges.
Nestlé to pilot weather insurance programme for Indonesian coffee farms
Nestlé announced that it is piloting a weather insurance programme, with climate insurance specialist, Blue Marble, in Indonesia for more than 800 smallholder coffee farmers that supply coffee to its brand, Nescafé.
The threat of climate change looms ever larger over the coffee industry
The recent extreme weather worldwide is driving home the threat global warming is posing to the coffee industry. As it is, the industry is vulnerable to such threats, therefore changes are necessary to safeguard it for the future.
Fairtrade raises coffee price minimum
In an effort to strengthen protections for coffee farmers around the world amid the intensifying impacts of climate change and growing global economic volatility, Fairtrade increases its minimum price for coffee.
Rainforest Alliance debuts new strategic direction
The Rainforest Alliance has set out its new vision for accelerating action to address the climate emergency, biodiversity loss, systemic poverty, and human rights issues in its 2022 Annual Report.
Progress made in climate-resistant coffee species in Sierra Leone
A Sierra Leonean project to recultivate a historic local species better adapted to higher temperatures than climate-vulnerable Arabica, the main source for commercial coffee, has achieved significant progress.
Nescafé Plan 2030 Progress Report published
Nescafé has published its first Nescafé Plan 2030 Progress Report (pdf, 12Mb), conducted in partnership with the Rainforest Alliance, from 2018 to 2022.
World Coffee Research releases new Robusta variety catalogue
Robusta farmers have a new open-access resource at their fingertips—World Coffee Research’s (WCR) Robusta Variety Catalog, which is available in English and Spanish, and profiles 47 robusta varieties.
Net zero is no longer enough
Although slow-moving and difficult, the path towards regenerative agriculture is paving the way towards net positive. By Anne-Marie Hardie.
Understanding the impact of the EUDR on businesses
The European Union (EU) has proposed legislation to prevent companies from selling items such as coffee, cocoa, beef, soy and other commodities linked to deforestation around the world into the EU market.