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Ireland moves a step closer to banning the use of plastic coffee cups

DUBLIN, Ireland – Ireland has moved a step closer to banning the use of plastic coffee cups in favour of biodegradable alternatives by 2020. In Britain, an estimated 2.5billion disposable coffee cups are used each year, creating approximately 25,000 tonnes of waste.

Tropical Pacific Ocean remains ENSO neutral, reports Australian BOM

MELBOURNE, Australia – The tropical Pacific Ocean is currently neutral, reports the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). Most climate models indicate the Pacific is likely to remain ENSO neutral for the remainder of 2017. This means the Bureau’s ENSO Outlook is currently INACTIVE ...

UK Coffee Week raises record sum for Water Projects at origin

The UK Coffee Week was the most successful campaign to date. Over 4500 donors and sponsors came together between 10-16 April 2017 to help bring clean drinking water and sanitation to coffee growing communities. The money raised will go to fund clean water and sanitation facilities ...

La Marzocco inaugurates a new well with platform in Tanzanian village

SCARPERIA, Italy – La Marzocco is happy to announce, on behalf of the Songwa Estates partners, La Marzocco, Mahlkönig and Probat, that its sustainable innovation efforts through Hands for Songwa has led to the construction of wells with modern pump and cement platforms within the vicinity of the coffee farm, Songwa Estates, Mbeya, Tanzania.

Climate: El Niño WATCH cancelled; ENSO neutral likely for 2017

MELBOURNE, Australia – The BOM's ENSO Outlook has been reset to INACTIVE after an easing of climate model outlooks, and a reversal of the early autumn warming in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. In the atmosphere, the trade winds and ...

Farmer Bros. is the first coffee focused company to receive SBTi approval

FORT WORTH, TX, U.S. – Farmer Bros. Co. has confirmed that its sustainability targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its roasting and administration operations have been reviewed and approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative. Working with the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), Farmer Brothers set a goal that ...

The Ethiopian coffee industry is screwed unless we do something about it

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Climate change might not feel that important if you're living far away from a coastline. But that doesn't mean your life won't change. A lot of the items people love will likely be influenced by the changing climate in some way, and the popular Ethiopian coffee is a prime example.

El Niño development pauses; ENSO Outlook remains at El Niño WATCH

MELBOURNE, Australia – The El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) remains neutral. The Bureau's ENSO Outlook remains at El Niño WATCH, meaning there is around a 50% chance of El Niño developing in 2017—double the normal likelihood. However several indicators have shown little or no increase for several weeks ...

Colombian coffee production falls 22.5% in May due to delayed flowerings

BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombia, the world's leading producer of mild washed Arabica coffee, produced 901,000 60-kg bags in May, a 22.5% decrease compared to the nearly 1.2 million 60-kg bags produced in May 2016. This fall was the result of the heavy rains of 2017's first half, which significantly delayed flowerings.

Cargill, Solidaridad and Biocosta establish palm oil sustainability program

MINNEAPOLIS, U.S. – Cargill, in collaboration with the international nonprofit Solidaridad and the Colombian-based international trading company, C.I. Biocosta S.A., announced today a new palm oil smallholder sustainability program in Colombia aimed at improving agricultural practices and farmer livelihoods.

How the coffee industry may be impacted in the future by climate change

HONG KONG – Coffee production and consumption have risen considerably over the past few decades, with 2.25 billion cups of coffee being consumed daily worldwide. But the future availability and price of coffee are going to be impacted by climate change and farmers who grow it may lose their livelihoods.

Burundi coffee growers gain insights from high resolution satellite imagery

Earth-i has teamed up with WeatherSafe to support the coffee farmers of Burundi through Earth-i’s ACCORD program. ACCORD combines very high resolution satellite imagery with crop analysis to provide stakeholders with critical insights on key coffee farming decisions to improve crop quality , thereby supporting sustainable growth ...

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