El viernes seis de noviembre se llevó a cabo en la sede de Anacafé el evento público del Taller Extraordinario de Café, #ecw2015, que realizó Inelligentsia, tostadores estadounidenses iniciadores junto a otros homólogos de la “tercera ola” del café. Este es un evento anual que organizan por una semana en un país de origen para compartir … More Intelligentsia y sus socios de la cultura del café
Resulta que los científicos se han tomado la tarea de estudiar de cerca los componentes del café, que nos despierta a la rutina del día. Las redes sociales reportan a través de decenas de artículos el hallazgo del “genoma secuenciado del café”, que a decir del Doctor Victor Albert, de la Universidad de Buffalo, en … More Los genes del #café
El pasado 6 y 7 de marzo se llevó a cabo la preselección de jurados nacionales para las competencias nacionales de Cup of Excellence 2014 en Guatemala. Un total de 32 personas participaron en la selección, entre ellos los catadores más conocidos de las compañías exportadoras del país. La selección estuvo a cargo del consultor … More Inicia selección de jurados nacionales para Cup of Excellence 2014
Listen to pod cast in Pagea Global Ideas I have always enjoyed all the anecdotes that friends in the coffee industry share about their visits to so many origins in search of their own favorite coffee. Well, that is exactly what the series Dangerous Grounds is showcasing: all the Indiana Jones of coffee represented by … More Direct Trade inspiring coffee series second season
You would think so if you consider that leaf rust and other diseases are rapidly adapting to new variables of weather. But it is interesting to learn from the marketplace when all these predictions are taking place. Look at Colombia! Who would think that they would recover from such a loss due to that terrible … More Running out of coffee?
Coming back to SCAA in Boston made me realize how time has gone. First time I ever attended SCAA was when I was working with the Guatemalan Coffee Growers Association in 1999. Liz Rodriguez, how was then the marketing coordinator, asked me to organize Guatemala’s participation at the exhibition in Philadelphia. It was a lot … More Back in time nourishing the present in coffee
Featuring: El Guatalón and Annexes, Santa Rosa, Guatemala The road drags you to a landscape of unsuspected beauty. The dirt disguises every mile like daring your imagination to find what you think is an ideal terrain for growing such a noble bean. The narrower the path, the wider view posing with luxuriant nature and magnificent … More A journey to discovering exemplary coffee in Guatemala
For those of you who have not yet considered attending the III IWCA-Guatemala, Feb 7-9, here are some highlights of the event: 1. Key note speaker: Patricia Francis, Executive Director of International Trade Center will explain the “Challenges for Reaching Integral Sustainability in Today´s World”. 2. Other coffee themes addressed by recognized professionals of the … More One month to the III International Women in Coffee Convention and Exhibition in Guatemala
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