https://dailycoffeenews.com/category/coffee-beans/by-region-coffee-beans/africa/ Business news for specialty coffee professionals Fri, 07 Jul 2023 17:25:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 23960308 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/07/catalyst-trade-hosting-inaugural-ethiopian-innovation-lots-auction/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/07/catalyst-trade-hosting-inaugural-ethiopian-innovation-lots-auction/#respond Fri, 07 Jul 2023 16:07:58 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=171849 Portland, Oregon-based green coffee company Catalyst Trade is hosting its first ever online coffee auction, focused on high-quality microlot coffees sourced from Ethiopia.  Under the name Ethiopia Innovation Lots, the...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/07/07/catalyst-trade-hosting-inaugural-ethiopian-innovation-lots-auction/feed/ 0 171849 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/29/new-wcr-research-outlines-innovation-crisis-in-green-coffee/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/29/new-wcr-research-outlines-innovation-crisis-in-green-coffee/#comments Thu, 29 Jun 2023 16:40:14 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=171651 A new white paper published by the nonprofit World Coffee Research (WCR) suggests research and development (R&D) funding in the coffee sector continues to be woefully short if roasters and...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/29/new-wcr-research-outlines-innovation-crisis-in-green-coffee/feed/ 1 171651 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/13/nkg-acquires-green-coffee-companies-nordic-approach-and-tropiq/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/13/nkg-acquires-green-coffee-companies-nordic-approach-and-tropiq/#respond Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:56:56 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=171198 Multinational coffee trading and development group Neumann Kaffe Gruppe (NGK) has acquired Norwegian specialty coffee trading company Nordic Approach and its sibling company Tropiq. The financial terms of the acquisition...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/13/nkg-acquires-green-coffee-companies-nordic-approach-and-tropiq/feed/ 0 171198 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/07/kenya-coffee-report-production-rebounds-amidst-regulatory-changes/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/07/kenya-coffee-report-production-rebounds-amidst-regulatory-changes/#respond Wed, 07 Jun 2023 13:15:22 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=171014 Coffee production and exports from Kenya are expected to increase by about 6.7% and 5.5%, respectively, in market year 2023/24, due to improved rain conditions, government subsidies for fertilizers and...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/06/07/kenya-coffee-report-production-rebounds-amidst-regulatory-changes/feed/ 0 171014 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/05/31/uganda-coffee-report-record-high-production-driven-by-young-robusta/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/05/31/uganda-coffee-report-record-high-production-driven-by-young-robusta/#respond Wed, 31 May 2023 18:48:13 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=170853 Coffee production and exports in Uganda are each estimated to increase by approximately 4% this market year (2023/24), largely due to favorable weather and the maturation of coffee trees planted...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/05/31/uganda-coffee-report-record-high-production-driven-by-young-robusta/feed/ 0 170853 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/05/12/on-the-ground-supporting-dr-congo-coffee-communities-ravaged-by-floods/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/05/12/on-the-ground-supporting-dr-congo-coffee-communities-ravaged-by-floods/#respond Fri, 12 May 2023 14:21:05 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=170308 [Editor’s note: Click here to jump straight to On the Ground’s donation page.] Back-to-back heavy rains on May 2 and May 4 triggered flash flooding and landslides in eastern DR...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/05/12/on-the-ground-supporting-dr-congo-coffee-communities-ravaged-by-floods/feed/ 0 170308 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/05/04/world-coffee-research-launches-robusta-variety-catalog/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/05/04/world-coffee-research-launches-robusta-variety-catalog/#respond Thu, 04 May 2023 16:55:23 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=170124 Citing robusta’s “growing prevalence in the global market,” the nonprofit World Coffee Research today released the Robusta Variety Catalog.  Available for free online in English and Spanish, the catalog profiles...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/05/04/world-coffee-research-launches-robusta-variety-catalog/feed/ 0 170124 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/04/10/dilla-coffee-fills-dallas-with-quality-ethiopian-beans-and-brews/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/04/10/dilla-coffee-fills-dallas-with-quality-ethiopian-beans-and-brews/#respond Mon, 10 Apr 2023 12:58:43 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=169106 A new family-run coffee company called Dilla Coffee has cut the ribbon on a production roastery and retail store in Dallas, selling coffees grown by extended family members in Ethiopia’s...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/04/10/dilla-coffee-fills-dallas-with-quality-ethiopian-beans-and-brews/feed/ 0 169106 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/03/16/three-questions-with-kahawa-1893-founder-margaret-nyamumbo/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/03/16/three-questions-with-kahawa-1893-founder-margaret-nyamumbo/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:37:47 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=168664 Kenyan coffee and the farmers who produce it received a mainstream boost last month from Kahawa 1893 founder Margaret Nyamumbo. Appearing on the ABC hit show “Shark Tank” in prime...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/03/16/three-questions-with-kahawa-1893-founder-margaret-nyamumbo/feed/ 0 168664 https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/03/13/study-climate-change-increasing-systemic-shocks-to-coffee-production/ https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/03/13/study-climate-change-increasing-systemic-shocks-to-coffee-production/#comments Mon, 13 Mar 2023 17:31:50 +0000 https://dailycoffeenews.com/?p=168705 The global coffee industry can expect increasing and “ongoing systemic shocks” to coffee production due to climate change, according to new research published this month in the journal PLOS Climate. ...]]> https://dailycoffeenews.com/2023/03/13/study-climate-change-increasing-systemic-shocks-to-coffee-production/feed/ 1 168705