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FNC launches global call to make coffee harvesting more efficient
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BOGOTA, Colombia – The Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) recently launched a global call for making selective coffee harvesting in Colombia more efficient. This public...
Superlost Coffee – A single origin, small batch coffee featuring local artists
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NEW YORK, NY, U.S. – David Roa and Craig Deahl, two New York-based entrepreneurs, announced today the launch of Superlost Coffee, a single origin,...
First World Coffee Producers Forum’s Final Declaration adopted in Medellin
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MEDELLIN, Colombia – The First World Coffee Producers Forum met in the city of Medellin, Colombia, on July 12, 2017, and considering that profitability of coffee farming in many producing countries faces a critical situation, even going through periods of losses, due to different factors such as …
Colombian farmers move from coca to coffee with Starbucks support
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MANIZALES, Colombia – Alfredo Nuno’s morning ritual has been the same for the past 18 years: Wake up, grind coffee beans, pour the grounds into a coffee press, let them steep in water, take a sip – and feel the past and present rise up and meet. It’s a humbling moment, he said on a recent morning.
Global Coffee producers gather in Colombia to talk industry challenges
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MEDELLIN, Colombia – The first ever World Coffee Producers Forum wrapped up in one of the world’s top coffee producing countries, Colombia. Experts from over forty countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America, addressed sustainability challenges to this globally important crop.
ICO head expresses concerns about long-term world coffee supplies
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MEDELLIN, Colombia – The executive director of the International Coffee Organization (ICO) José Sette said on Tuesday that he was "concerned" about global coffee supplies over the next five years because of low prices and climate change. "In many countries, prices are not considered remunerable ...
1st World Coffee Producers Forum kicks off today in Medellin, Colombia
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BOGOTA – Colombia will be this week in the spotlight of the global coffee industry, starting by the producers, who will be the protagonists. Few times, since the end of the International Coffee Agreement between coffee-producing and consuming countries in 1989, when the market was liberalized ...
President Clinton to participate in First World Coffee Producers Forum
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BOGOTA, Colombia – President Bill Clinton, the Founder of the Clinton Foundation & 42nd President of the United States, will address the World Coffee Producers Forum, which will be held in Medellin, Colombia, on July 10-12, 2017. President Clinton, whose global work in Africa, Latin America, and around the world has been instrumental in the fight ...
Jeffrey Sachs to open 1st World Coffee Producers Forum in Colombia
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BOGOTÁ, Colombia – The First World Coffee Producers Forum, to be held in Medellín, Colombia, from July 10 to 12, will be opened by the expert and leader in sustainable development Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs as keynote speaker. The program of the ...
Colombian coffee production falls 22.5% in May due to delayed flowerings
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BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombia, the world's leading producer of mild washed Arabica coffee, produced 901,000 60-kg bags in May, a 22.5% decrease compared to the nearly 1.2 million 60-kg bags produced in May 2016. This fall was the result of the heavy rains of 2017's first half, which significantly delayed flowerings.