Africa
A Sidama Sanctuary Where Coffee History and Hospitality Meet
A visit to a family-run lodge near Yirgalem reveals bamboo huts, a wildlife preserve, and a coffee-farm heritage shaped by three generations of one family.
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Coffee Origins
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- Asia-Pacific
Sri Lanka’s Coffee Rebirth: From Rust to Roastery
A look at the roasters and farmers bringing back Ceylon coffee, nearly 150 years after leaf rust wiped out the island’s plantations and tea took over.
- Asia-Pacific
India's Roasters Are Slowly Warming to the Robusta That Defines Their Coffee
Robusta makes up about 70% of India's coffee crop and the country ranks fifth globally in production, yet its specialty coffee scene has long sidelined the bean. That is starting to shift, though resistance remains.
- Asia-Pacific
Mountain Province Coffee: A Push for Quality on the Slopes of Bontoc
A government-backed training effort in the northern Philippines aims to lift local arabica toward specialty standards, even as steep terrain and scarce resources keep most beans close to home.
- Africa
Rwanda's Coffee Comeback: Quality, Resilience, and the Road Ahead
How a small East African nation rebuilt its coffee sector after tragedy, turning challenges into specialty-grade opportunities.
- Central & North America
A Border Farm's Test: Rust, Tradition, and a Women-Led Micro-Lot
On a hillside farm split by the El Salvador–Honduras frontier, a family, a roaster, and an all-woman crew try to outlast coffee leaf rust with old techniques and new ones.
- South America
Two Colombian Coffee Growers on How Regenerative Farming Reshaped Their Work
In Colombia’s coffee regions, producers are rethinking cultivation methods. Two growers describe how soil-focused practices brought changes to their farms and communities.
- South America
Leon Bedoya and the Daily Work of Pricing Colombian Coffee
A look at the co-op buyer who grades growers' beans, sets their payments and carries news between farms and the institutions that govern the trade.
- Central & North America
Inside the Dominican Coffee Story: Quality, Climate, and Local Roasting
A researcher shares insights from a two-week trip assessing how climate change affects coffee farming in the Dominican Republic, highlighting the role of local roasters and the challenges posed by disease and shifting weather patterns.
- South America
Inside São Paulo’s Urban Coffee Experiment: A Living Lab for Brazil’s Bean Resilience
A small plot in São Paulo, run by a nearly century-old research institute, is testing coffee varieties and organic pest control in the heart of the city—offering clues for a warming climate.
- Asia-Pacific
Sorting by Color, Raising Yunnan Coffee's Standing
A look at how a wet-mill color sorter, developed through trial and error with local partners, is helping farmers in southern Yunnan pick fully ripe cherries and lift cup quality.
- South America
High-Altitude Experimentation: A Colombian Farm’s Unconventional Path
At a fog-shrouded estate outside Bogotá, two producers are testing fermentation methods and building a network with neighboring growers to push the boundaries of specialty coffee.
