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World Espresso Analysis & CIAT Launch Information Platform for Local weather-Sensible Espresso Tree Replanting

International warming and getting old espresso timber are threatening the world’s espresso provide, and environmentalists are calling for the replanting of billions of espresso timber to guard farmer livelihoods, origin range, and provide safety. World Espresso Analysis and the Alliance of Biodiversity & CIAT have launched CafeClima: a free internet platform that compiles information to assist farmers and funders within the replanting course of.

Trekking the Espresso Trails of the Philippines’ Sugar Valley

Sluggish Meals not too long ago took readers on a tour by way of the espresso farms of the Philippines’ Sugar Valley, situated within the Negros Occidental area. The story unveils how producers on the islands are working round local weather challenges comparable to extreme droughts and typhoons. Learn the total story right here.

Espresso Challenge New York Brings Ladies Espresso Roasters Scholarship to Colombia

Espresso Challenge New York has introduced that the 2026 version of its Ladies Espresso Roasters Scholarship will happen in Medellin, Colombia. Now in its fifth yr, the scholarship gives six female-identifying espresso professionals the chance to finish the Specialty Espresso Affiliation (SCA) Roasting Basis course.

Functions formally open on March 1, 2026 and shut on March 31. Recipients can be introduced this April. Click on right here for extra data.

Espresso Neighborhood Mourns the Lack of Jay and Kristen Ruskey of FRINJ Espresso

Jay and Kristen Ruskey, the husband-and-wife founders of FRINJ Espresso and Good Land Organics, handed away unexpectedly early this month, forsaking three youngsters. A GoFundMe marketing campaign is presently elevating funds for the Ruskey household.

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