While coffee is grown in as many as 12 states in Mexico, Chiapas, Veracruz, Oaxaca, and Puebla are the most prominent. Mexican coffee is harvested between November and March, with popular coffee varieties including Typica, Bourbon, Caturra, Mundo Novo, Maragogipe,...

Coffee has been grown in Mexico since the 18th century, and is today cultivated across an estimated 700,000ha of farmland. However, as in many origin countries, a significant number of smallholder coffee farmers in Mexico struggle to drive up the quality of their crop...

More recently, OCL has outlined a mission to help smallholder farmers through its Solidario Project. This programme is based on a holistic developmental model that aims to support farmers through economic and agricultural modelling. This is designed to improve cup...

In Peru, the most significant challenges farmers face include poor infrastructure and climate change. In particular, unpredictable and unprecedented heavy rainfall can cause a number of severe issues, including uneven cherry ripening and plant damage.. To further...

The main coffee producing regions in Peru are Amazonas, San Martin, Chanchamayo, Puno, Cusco and Ayacucho. You’ll find the largest share of production in the northern highlands of Amazonas and San Martin, which is responsible for just under half of all Peruvian...

Coffee has been grown in Peru since the 1700s, but the country really started to scale its coffee production at the start of the 20th century. In the years since, this growth has continued at a remarkable pace. By 2014, Peru was one of the top 20 producers in the...

Espírito Santo and the Bourbon Specialty Coffees Microlot Contest Espírito Santo is a small state located in southeastern Brazil, along the country’s eastern coast. Its proximity to the ocean means that it has a specific microclimate which influences coffee production...

Carbon neutrality and coffee Carbon neutrality is a simple concept: it refers to a project, organization, business, or product that absorbs as much CO2 as it emits. Carbon emissions have understandably been a topic of debate for businesses around the world in recent...

Dormans: Our work with the coffee exporter in Kenya Kenya is one of the top five coffee-producing countries in Africa by volume, and around 16th in the world. It boasts a balance of high altitudes, moderate temperatures, even rainfall, and rich volcanic soil, making...

A spotlight on Getu Bekele & our Ethiopian coffees Getu Bekele is an important figure in the Ethiopian coffee industry. Over the years, he has worked as an agronomist, researcher, trainer, and writer. Today, Getu Bekele has set up his own export business under the...

Honduras is the largest coffee producer in Central America and the fourth-largest in the world. In 2019, the country exported more than 6.7 million 60kg bags of green coffee. Today, over 100,000 Honduran families derive their income from coffee-growing, in a country...

The Cooperativa Agraria Cafetalera José Olaya (José Olaya Rural Coffee Farm Cooperative, or CAFJO) is located in the district of Quelloúno, La Convención, in the south of Peru. Currently, its members comprise around 271 coffee-growing families that cultivate coffee at...