https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/coffee-beans/by-region-coffee-beans/africa/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Thu, 19 Feb 2026 13:22:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/18/report-climate-change-adding-weeks-of-coffee-harming-heat-in-major-growing-regions/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:08:12 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194647 A new analysis found that climate change has already added weeks of “coffee-harming” heat to the world’s main coffee-producing regions, threatening future supply and the livelihoods of millions of smallholder...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/11/new-cafeclima-platform-supports-climate-smart-coffee-replanting/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:08:14 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194532   World Coffee Research (WCR), along with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, today announced the launch of CafeClima, a free web platform designed to help farmers, agronomists, funders...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/05/cqi-expands-2026-global-coffee-fund-launches-matching-grants/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:47:11 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194431   The nonprofit Coffee Quality Institute (CQI) announced an expanded 2026 Global Coffee Fund program, saying it aims to mobilize $500,000 to expand access to coffee quality education and related...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/02/05/report-sustainability-must-be-embedded-into-core-buying-practices-to-drive-change/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:28:08 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=194419   A new “living document” from the civil-society coalition VOCAL Coffee Alliance argues that project-based corporate sustainability is doing little to shift value chain imbalances and promote long-term sustainable coffee...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/01/28/ethiopia-study-identifies-key-variables-affecting-arabica-production/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:40:57 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=193657   A decade of farm-level data from Ethiopia’s Gedeo Zone suggests coffee quality and yield are not dictated by a single factor such as altitude. Instead, the strongest quality signals...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2026/01/12/iwca-inks-mous-with-cup-of-excellence-and-ace-to-boost-women-in-coffee/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:37:54 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=193752   The International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA) has signed new memoranda of understanding with Cup of Excellence (CoE) and the Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE).  The agreements are designed to...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2025/12/16/reflections-on-1-million-coffee-farmers-trained-with-technoserve-coffee-head-paul-stewart-part-2/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:04:45 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=192891   This is part two of a two-part interview with Paul Stewart, the global coffee director for TechnoServe. The nonprofit recently announced it has helped train more than 1 million smallholder...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2025/12/09/reflections-on-1-million-coffee-farmer-trainings-with-technoserve-coffee-head-paul-stewart-part-1/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:15:59 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=192839   TechnoServe, one of the longest-running and farthest-reaching nonprofits operating in the coffee sector, recently announced it has helped train more than 1 million smallholder coffee farmers.  Since launching its...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2025/11/26/fairtrade-plans-major-standards-overhaul-for-coffee-and-other-crops/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:24:49 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=192622 Fairtrade International is planning a sweeping overhaul of the standards that govern Fairtrade-certified coffee and other crops. The multi-year project will likely reshape how millions of farmers, workers and buyers...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2025/11/26/specialty-coffee-association-of-ethiopia-launches-plans-best-of-ethiopia/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:24:32 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=192641 Prominent Ethiopian green coffee professionals have come together to launch the Specialty Coffee Association of Ethiopia (SCAE), a new national trade organization designed to “elevate” Ethiopia’s specialty coffee sector and...]]>