coffee leaf rust

Sustainability

Agroecology, the expertise coffee needs

Desk3 - December 7, 2015

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...

Institutions

Sagarpa wants to improve coffee output in Mexico

Desk3 - July 6, 2015

Mexico’s Agriculture Secretariat (Sagarpa) wants relaunch coffee production by boosting productivity and attracting more producers to grow the crop, according to Belisario Domínguez Méndez,...

Culture

HONDURAS – Coffee leaf-rust disease had a negative impact on the economy

Comunicaffe - June 16, 2014

On June 9, 2014, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Honduras. Under Article IV of...

Companies

EL SALVADOR – Coffee leaf rust causes production plunge, says report

Comunicaffe - May 27, 2014

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...

Health

JAMAICA – Ministry Official encourages more Food Festivals

Comunicaffe - March 19, 2014

KINGSTON – Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Mr Dermon Spence, is encouraging more players in the agricultural sector to...

Companies

COLOMBIA – Coffee production surpassed 11 million bags during the past twelve months

Comunicaffe - February 13, 2014

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...

Events

COSTA RICA – ICAFE starts distribution of new roya – resistant coffee variety

Comunicaffe - January 15, 2014

SAN JOSE – The Costa Rican Coffee Institute ( ICAFE ) has started distributing a new variety of coffee resistant to the roya fungus...

Culture

COFFEE LEAF RUST – Taiwanese plant pathologists share their knowledge to help fight Roya in Latin America

Comunicaffe - December 10, 2013

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwanese plant pathologists are sharing their expertise at an international conference in Honduras, which is being attended by representatives from Central...

Science