In Brazil’s Rondônia state, public breeding programs, agroforestry and Indigenous-led quality projects turned canephora coffee into an economic engine while planted area shrank — a model that challenges assumptions about farming in the Amazon.
FAL Coffee is blending high-tech farming and meticulous processing to draw nuanced flavors from Brazil's volume-driven coffee heartland.
A São Paulo family's decision to plant avocados alongside coffee led to better coffee quality, healthier soil, more wildlife, and a second income stream—though yields fell by nearly half.
In Colombia’s coffee regions, producers are rethinking cultivation methods. Two growers describe how soil-focused practices brought changes to their farms and communities.
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.
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.
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.
