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EUDR at Origin: What I Learned in Ethiopia
A trip to coffee origin to research how the EUDR is implemented is usually imagined as a visit to a farm, a conversation with coffee farmers, meetings with exporters, and handshakes. I went to Ethiopia…
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Responsibility in the coffee industry for EUDR
In our previous article, we discussed the consequences of non-compliance with the EUDR, but in the coffee industry, it remains unclear… whose responsibility is it? The answer is no longer a theoretical debate. The new…
Sustainable Ethiopian Coffee: Starabica & Amanuel Abenet
A few days ago, I had the opportunity to talk and exchange ideas with Amanuel Abenet, founder of Starabica (based in UAE), a platform connecting Coffee Roasters/Importers with Ethiopian Coffee Exporters and Farmers, and also…
Ethiopian Coffee: Ancestral Heritage and Current Challenges
🌍 Ethiopia: The Birthplace of Coffee Ethiopian coffee, considered the origin of Arabica coffee, is facing a crisis… Amid the mists of Kaffa, where according to legend a shepherd discovered coffee centuries ago, a modern…
Decolonizing Coffee: An Ethical Bridge Between Spain and Latin America
Coffee, Decolonization, and the Future: The Conversation We Never Had I often wonder: what would happen if Spain embraced its role as the first global empire — not with nostalgia or shame, but with a…
Cuban Coffee as an Act of Resistance
More Than a Drink: Cuban Coffee The first time I had coffee in Cuba — after working as a barista in specialty coffee shops — its taste reminded me of Spanish torrefacto: harsh, overly roasted,…
Fairtrade Coffee — Is It Really Fair?
From Banana to Espresso: How Colonialism Gets Recycled in Your Cup In 1954, the United Fruit Company funded a coup d’état in Guatemala to protect its banana business interests. Today, companies like Starbucks and “ethical”…