Supply shocks and climate impacts
How supply shocks and climate change impacts disrupt the global coffee market, influencing availability, pricing, and long-term sustainability.
Climate change
Colonialism and Coffee: How European Powers Shaped Global Coffee Production
Explore the complex relationship between colonialism and coffee production. Learn how European colonial powers established coffee plantations, controlled trade routes, and created lasting impacts on coffee-producing regions that persist today.
Open research questions in coffee science
The unresolved questions in coffee science that researchers, baristas, and roasters continue to explore—spanning physics, chemistry, and sensory analysis.
Climate change adaptation on farms
How coffee farmers are adapting to climate change through agricultural practices, crop diversification, and resilience strategies.
Sustainability metrics on farm
This topic introduces the key sustainability metrics used in coffee farming, how they are measured, and why tracking them is vital for environmental health, farmer livelihoods, and market access.
Major pests: coffee leaf rust, berry borer
This topic introduces the two most destructive coffee pests worldwide—coffee leaf rust (CLR) and coffee berry borer (CBB)—their biology, symptoms, and management strategies.