https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/coffee-beans/by-region-coffee-beans/africa/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Wed, 08 May 2024 15:39:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/05/08/three-questions-with-firaol-ahmed-of-moii-coffee/ Wed, 08 May 2024 14:24:13 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=179586 On Friday, April 12, as thousands of coffee professionals were gathered in Chicago for the Specialty Coffee Expo, Saint Louis University junior Firaol Ahmed was lacing up his track shoes...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/04/15/cup-of-excellence-returning-to-ethiopia-in-2024/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:03:03 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=179171 With participation from key Ethiopian coffee institutions, the nonprofit Cup of Excellence (CoE) has announced the 2024 return of the Ethiopia Cup of Excellence green coffee competition and auction program....]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/04/08/startup-sprout-offers-tech-backed-climate-insurance-for-smallholder-farmers/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:33:46 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=178645 Ashley King-Bischof founded a company called Sprout in 2021 with a multifaceted approach to building climate resilience for smallholder coffee farmers.  The firm offers seasonal climate insurance to farmers while...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/03/27/nespresso-plans-20-million-spend-on-drc-coffees-and-sector-development/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:04:33 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=178789 Nestlé-owned coffee giant Nespresso today announced plans to spend US$20 million on coffee purchases and technical assistance in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as well as an “ambition” to...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/03/25/specialty-roaster-paso-paso-launches-in-germany-with-producer-ownership/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 13:03:52 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=178679 A new German coffee roasting company called Paso Paso presents a novel business model through which coffee producers have ownership and leadership stakes. Under the full name, “Paso Paso –...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/03/21/solidaridads-small-farmer-atlas-navigates-the-perspectives-of-farmers/ Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:09:42 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=178669 The farmer-focused international development firm Solidaridad has been working to put the perspectives of small farmers from numerous agricultural sectors on the map — or on the atlas, as it...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/03/05/hemro-and-la-marzocco-launch-hands-for-songwa-nonprofit-in-tanzania/ Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:25:22 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=178266 Two of the world’s most prominent coffee equipment companies, La Marzocco and Hemro Group, have created a farmer-focused nonprofit called the Hands for Songwa Foundation. The origins of the nonprofit,...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/03/05/starbucks-names-10-new-origin-grants-totaling-nearly-4-million/ Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:16:27 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=178240 The Starbucks Foundation, a nonprofit affiliated with global coffee giant Starbucks, has named the recipients of 10 grants worth nearly US$4 million. Each of the new grants support the Foundation’s...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/02/13/jde-peets-and-enveritas-announce-global-deforestation-free-plan/ Tue, 13 Feb 2024 18:35:16 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=177831 Global coffee giant JDE Peet’s says it has signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with at least four coffee-producing countries for a new deforestation-free coffee initiative. The publicly traded company announced...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2024/01/30/new-afca-director-gilbert-gatali-on-the-20th-african-fine-coffees-conference/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 18:44:24 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=177494 As the African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA) prepares for the 20th iteration of its flagship event, the African Fine Coffees Conference and Exhibition, the group is operating under new executive...]]>