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Agroecology, the expertise coffee needs
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Oscar Omar Alonzo Aguilar farms coffee on a plot of land alongside his brother in Honduras. Oscar’s field is on the left; his brother’s...
Sagarpa wants to improve coffee output in Mexico
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Mexico’s Agriculture Secretariat (Sagarpa) wants relaunch coffee production by boosting productivity and attracting more producers to grow the crop, according to Belisario DomÃnguez Méndez,...
HONDURAS – Coffee leaf-rust disease had a negative impact on the economy
On June 9, 2014, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Honduras. Under Article IV of...
EL SALVADOR – Coffee leaf rust causes production plunge, says report
El Salvador’s 2013/14 marketing year (October 1, 2013 - September 30, 2014) coffee harvest is expected to be much lower than previously reported, says...
JAMAICA – Ministry Official encourages more Food Festivals
KINGSTON – Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Mr Dermon Spence, is encouraging more players in the agricultural sector to...
COLOMBIA – Coffee production surpassed 11 million bags during the past twelve months
BOGOTA – Colombia, the world´s leading producer of mild washed Arabica coffee, reached the 1.01 million 60 kilo bags maintaining its positive production trend...
COSTA RICA – ICAFE starts distribution of new roya – resistant coffee variety
SAN JOSE – The Costa Rican Coffee Institute ( ICAFE ) has started distributing a new variety of coffee resistant to the roya fungus...
COFFEE LEAF RUST – Taiwanese plant pathologists share their knowledge to help fight Roya in Latin America
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwanese plant pathologists are sharing their expertise at an international conference in Honduras, which is being attended by representatives from Central...
NCA – Webinar on coffee leaf rust to be held on December 3
NEW YORK – The National Coffee Association of USA (NCA) is organising the webinar “The Coffee Leaf Rust Crisis: The Current Status and Near...
SUSTAINABILITY – Fairtrade offers alternative to coffee price roller coaster
Coffee is notorious for being a boom and bust commodity. The small scale farmers that make up the majority of global coffee production remember...