Spot vs forward purchasing
This topic explains the difference between spot and forward purchasing in green coffee trade, their advantages and risks, and how buyers and producers use them to manage supply and pricing.
Coffee supply
Mold prevention and airflow management
This topic explains how mold prevention and airflow management are critical in natural (dry) coffee processing, and the best practices farmers use to keep beans clean, safe, and high-quality.
Wastewater treatment and effluent
This topic explains the challenges of wastewater and effluent management in washed coffee processing, methods of treatment, and the importance of reducing environmental impact.
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.
Latitude and the Coffee Belt
This topic introduces the concept of the Coffee Belt—the latitudinal zone where coffee grows best—explaining its geographic range, climatic conditions, and why it is central to global coffee production.
Coffee in the Americas and Caribbean
In this topic we trace how coffee plants were introduced to the Americas and Caribbean, how colonial powers expanded cultivation, and how coffee reshaped economies, societies, and trade networks in the New World.