Hawaii County Votes to Ban GMO Coffee and Taro
West Hawaii Today
Though the issue has become overshadowed in recent months by food recalls and the move toward local produce, there are still a sizable number of people who care about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in crops. Read More...
Green Coffee-growing Practices Buffer Climate-change Impacts
ScienceDaily — Chalk up another environmental benefit for shade-grown Latin American coffee.
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Coffee Growers Step Up
As consumers and retailers take a growing interest in the origin of their beans and the farmers that produce the coffee, likewise are the growers learning about the foreign coffee market and the end-product of the fruit from their farms. This includes visiting various coffee industry trade shows and many retail facilities.
Men more responsive to caffeine
A strong cup of coffee has a greater effect on men than women, research shows. Read More..
Shade-grown coffee preserves native tree diversity
Mongobay.com - A new study finds that shade-grown coffee protects the biodiversity of tree species, as well as those of birds and bats. Published in Current Biology. Read More...
Is Fair Trade really fair to the farmer?
FAIR TRADE coffee costs more because ithe farmers are paid more, right? Yes, a little.
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Forecast coffee bean supply deficit from South America
COFFEE ROASTERS ARE eyeing a supply deficit of top-quality beans out of Latin America -- giving an already bullish coffee-price scenario another jolt. Prices have been forecast to rise this year on expectations of smaller harvests for the developing 2009-'10 marketing-year crops from Brazil and Peru. Down.
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India Coffee Beans Prices
Prices at the India Coffee Association's Thursday auctions fell on lack of demand from overseas and domestic buyers. Read More...
US. Coffee trade eyes demand amid financial crisis
We're clearly seeing a switch from buying the high-priced cup of coffee at Starbucks to buying McDonald's or Dunkin' Donuts-type coffee and drinking at home. Read More...
Americans making coffee at home more