by Madelline Romero | Sep 29, 2017
Photo by Nguyen Duy Nhiem/CIAT Representatives from both public and private sectors lament that water-related challenges, including those that later affect the quality of coffee, are the biggest threats to Vietnam’s coffee industry, which fulfils approximately 40...
by CIAT Comunicaciones | Sep 11, 2017
Rising temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns caused by climate change could reduce the suitability of lands for growing coffee in Latin America — the world’s largest coffee-producing region — by as much as 88 percent by 2050, according to new research. In...
by Martha Del Río | Mar 23, 2017
By Stefania Sellitti, Martha Del Río, and Natalia Gutiérrez Since its beginning in the 20th century, the entire Fair Trade movement has been organized under a single labeling organization, known as Fair Trade International. After diverging from Fair Trade...
by Christian Bunn | Nov 23, 2016
A spectacular theater play called “The glory of coffee” on the history of coffee in China was the highlight of the 26th International Conference on Coffee Science (ASIC 2016). At this biannual gathering of all coffee scientists and industry research leaders, CIAT DAPA...
by Fernando Rodriguez Camayo | Nov 9, 2016
To overcome a coffee production deficit, the government of Ecuador is stimulating the purchase of locally produced robusta beans, in the hope of creating a more favorable atmosphere for improved relations between the coffee industry and domestic growers. The industry...