Coffee Origins

A robusta sustainability study reignited debate over long-term resilience, and media response amplified it. Advocates for species diversity say we’ve missed the point.

Zambia’s coffee industry was slow to get off the ground. Despite its relatively short history, Zambian coffee has become increasingly lauded on the international stage.

Coffee brands are thinking critically about sourcing amid supply chain pressures—and looking beyond traditional cup scores in the process.

From Hawaii to Panama and beyond, coffee counterfeiting is an ongoing issue. Can anything be done to stop it?

When we think of coffee in Brazil, we generally huge plots of land used for monoculture farming. Cafezal Urbano coffee farm takes a different approach. 

India is the world’s fifth-largest robusta producer. Yet its roasters have largely turned their backs on the crop that defines their country’s coffee geography.

Public research, agroforestry, and Indigenous stewardship have helped turn Amazonian robusta into one of Brazil’s most compelling sustainable coffee models.

In Mozambique, the Gorongosa Coffee Project is planting coffee among indigenous trees to restore a rainforest. In the process, it’s also fostering economic development for the local population.

From updated growing standards to experiential cafes, a new generation of growers, roasters, and consumers is redefining what Indian coffee can be.

Coffee wilt disease once wreaked havoc on Africa’s robusta farms. Today, the disease is mostly forgotten—but its lessons must be remembered.