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After two years of online gatherings, the World Coffee Producers Forum (WCPF) is returning to an in-person format for 2023, with the event scheduled for Feb. 13-14 at the Kigali Convention Center in Kigali, Rwanda. This will be the third in-person iteration of the event, which is focused on critical issues affecting coffee producers, such as sustainability, …

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What are coffee grades? Imagine you’re scrolling through a coffee importer’s offer list. And while scanning through the details of a coffee, you find the column Coffee Grades. Depending on the coffee’s origin, you’ll see grade-1 or Brazil NY 2/3 in the grades column. But what are coffee grades, and what do they tell you? In this blog, we’ll give …

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Guji coffee is everywhere. But it has not always been this way. Over the past six decades, rapid developments, both commercial and cultural, have elevated Guji coffee as a unique coffee region. Making a stark contrast with Yirgacheffe and Sidamo coffees. In this article, we take a deep dive into the history and culture of …

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Market prices of coffee have gone down. Prior to 2019, one kilogram of coffee was going for US$3.79 in 2017 and US$3.39 in 2018. In 2019 the export price changed to $3.46 per kilo, by 2.23%. High return markets in 2019 for Ethiopia coffee for a kilo were from exports to New Zealand, Canada, Jordan, …

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Ethiopia, known as the origin of Arabica coffee, is recognized worldwide for its rich coffee quality and flavor, which ranges from winy to fruity and chocolate, making the country’s coffee varieties on demand across the globe.  Ethiopian researchers have announced the discovery of new medicine to prevent fungal disease that causes coffee plants to dry. …

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Gulfood Food Fair is a fair organized by the Dubai World Trade Center (DWTC) every year and only for food professionals. The fair, where professionals operating in the food industry participated as exhibitors and visitors, could not live its former liveliness by remaining in the shadow of the pandemic this year. 27th Edition of Gulfood to …

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In this Yirgacheffe coffee review guide, we will be giving you a flow of information about every single aspect and overall facts about Yirgacheffe. You may already have heard of Yirgacheffe coffee, which is part of Ethiopian coffee types. It is known for its floral citrusy characteristics that are difficult to find in any other …

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Tamiru Tadesse is Founder and Manager of Halloo Coffee PLC and Tamiru Tadesse PLC. The latter is an enterprise that collects coffee from over 300 small-scale farmers to supply to the former. Born in Bensa, Sidama Region, he studied electrical engineering at Hawassa University and taught at Debre Berhan University for two years before being …

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Coffee ceremony is tradition in Ethiopia, which claims to be the birth place of coffee. Like tea in Japan and in many Arab countries, coffee has its own ceremony in Ethiopia. Coffee known as Bunna in Amharic language, has a significant place in Ethiopian history. It starts by washing the bean and roasting it on …

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Following the success of the first Green Coffee Summit event in 2021, the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) has announced the second event, continuing the programming and content focused on the buying and selling of green coffee. This free-to-attend event will be delivered virtually with two days of presentations, lectures, and panel discussions on 18 and …

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