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#88 | The SCA’s Price Crisis Response: How Did We Get Here and How Can We Ensure It Doesn’t Happen Again? | WOC Lectures 2019
Listen SCA Staff 2/17/20 Listen SCA Staff 2/17/20

#88 | The SCA’s Price Crisis Response: How Did We Get Here and How Can We Ensure It Doesn’t Happen Again? | WOC Lectures 2019

In today's lecture, representatives from the SCA Sustainability Center and Board of Directors identify factors that contributed to the wholly unsustainable economic position facing many coffee producers.

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#84 | A Two Part Arc About the C Market and the Future of Specialty | Expo Lectures 2019
Listen SCA Staff 1/6/20 Listen SCA Staff 1/6/20

#84 | A Two Part Arc About the C Market and the Future of Specialty | Expo Lectures 2019

Last April, much of the discussion – at Expo and Re:co Symposium – was centered on the Coffee Price Crisis and the future of specialty. In a special episode to kick off the new year, we’re releasing a two-part lecture on the C market that sought to provide clarity and actionable data for the specialty industry. 

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#83 | Assessing and Addressing Profitability Constraints from Smallholder Coffee Producers in Yepocapa, Guatemala | Expo Lectures 2019
Listen SCA Staff 12/16/19 Listen SCA Staff 12/16/19

#83 | Assessing and Addressing Profitability Constraints from Smallholder Coffee Producers in Yepocapa, Guatemala | Expo Lectures 2019

Hundreds of smallholder coffee farmers in Yepocapa, Guatemala have experienced leaf-rust, drought, volcanic eruptions, and price fluctuations over the last few years.

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SCA Sustainability Webinar | Guilds and the Price Crisis: What's Our Role?
Watch, Webinars Vicente Partida 11/15/19 Watch, Webinars Vicente Partida 11/15/19

SCA Sustainability Webinar | Guilds and the Price Crisis: What's Our Role?

On Friday, November 22, 2019, the Specialty Coffee Association hosted an SCA Sustainability webinar on the coffee price crisis and the role of baristas, roasters, and technicians from the perspective of the SCA's three guilds: the Barista Guild, the Coffee Roasters Guild, and the Coffee Technicians Guild.

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#78 | East African Quality Innovation | Expo Lectures 2019
Listen SCA Staff 11/11/19 Listen SCA Staff 11/11/19

#78 | East African Quality Innovation | Expo Lectures 2019

In today’s lecture, a panel delves into the challenges faced by East African processors of high-quality coffee and shares solutions to these challenges, found by three organizations in Ethiopia, Burundi, and Rwanda. 

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Together Is Better: Providing a More Equitable Return to Farming Communities
Read, Community Miguel Zamora 10/29/19 Read, Community Miguel Zamora 10/29/19

Together Is Better: Providing a More Equitable Return to Farming Communities

It’s fair to say that farming communities face even greater challenges now than they did 15 years ago.

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Vera Espindola Rafael on Markets in Producing Countries | Re:co Symposium 2019
Watch, Talks SCA Staff 9/30/19 Watch, Talks SCA Staff 9/30/19

Vera Espindola Rafael on Markets in Producing Countries | Re:co Symposium 2019

Today, we’re very happy to present the second episode of “Growing Consumption: Letting Go of Sameness,” a session recorded at Re:co Symposium this past April.

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#72 | Re:co Podcast - Vera Espindola Rafael on Markets in Producing Countries (S4, Ep. 2)
Re:co Podcast, Listen SCA Staff 9/30/19 Re:co Podcast, Listen SCA Staff 9/30/19

#72 | Re:co Podcast - Vera Espindola Rafael on Markets in Producing Countries (S4, Ep. 2)

As the majority of specialty coffee consumption lies in the US, EU, and East Asia, “producing” countries have solely – and strategically – focused export, indenting to increase demand in “consuming” countries. 

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SCA Education Presenting Two Webinars About Coffee Sustainability Program
Watch, Webinars Sierra Hatcher 9/26/19 Watch, Webinars Sierra Hatcher 9/26/19

SCA Education Presenting Two Webinars About Coffee Sustainability Program

SCA Education organized two webinars to introduce the new Coffee Sustainability Program. The first-ever Professional course will launch at the end of October, co-taught online by Nora, Kate, and Erika.

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The Six Stages of the Coffee Price Crisis
Read, Announcements Guest User 9/17/19 Read, Announcements Guest User 9/17/19

The Six Stages of the Coffee Price Crisis

By now, many readers will have heard about the coffee price crisis and the SCA’s response team, dubbed the Price Crisis Response Initiative. If you are among them, you likely understand that the price crisis is a complex issue and that there’s no easy, quick solution.

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#CoffeePriceCrisis | An Interview with Vera Espindola Rafael and Peter Kettler
Listen Vicente Partida 9/12/19 Listen Vicente Partida 9/12/19

#CoffeePriceCrisis | An Interview with Vera Espindola Rafael and Peter Kettler

Today on the podcast we’re sharing the audio from an interactive webinar we hosted last week, part of our series on the Coffee Price Crisis.

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#67 | The Coffee Price Crisis: An Update on the SCA's Initiative
Listen Vicente Partida 8/28/19 Listen Vicente Partida 8/28/19

#67 | The Coffee Price Crisis: An Update on the SCA's Initiative

In this special episode of the SCA Podcast, we’re going to be listening to the audio of an interactive webinar we hosted last week on the SCA’s response to the coffee price crisis and the forthcoming report with recommendations for the coffee industry.

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Estrategias para la Diversificación de los Ingresos en las Zonas Productoras de Café—Farm Profitability & Prosperity webinar #4
Webinars, Watch SCA Staff 2/20/19 Webinars, Watch SCA Staff 2/20/19

Estrategias para la Diversificación de los Ingresos en las Zonas Productoras de Café—Farm Profitability & Prosperity webinar #4

Este webinario es parte de una serie sobre los desafíos que enfrentan los productores de café y la sustentabilidad del café, especialmente a la luz de la actual crisis de precios.

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Farm Profitability Q&A — Ashley Prentice
Read, Community SCA Staff 2/15/19 Read, Community SCA Staff 2/15/19

Farm Profitability Q&A — Ashley Prentice

Ashley Prentice answers questions in this third installment of a four part series following a webinar on farm profitability.

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Farm Profitability Q&A — Ed Canty
Read, Community SCA Staff 1/25/19 Read, Community SCA Staff 1/25/19

Farm Profitability Q&A — Ed Canty

Ed Canty answers questions in this second installment of four following up from a recent sustainability webinar series on farm profitability.

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Farm Profitability Q&A — Janina Grabs
Read, Community SCA Staff 1/8/19 Read, Community SCA Staff 1/8/19

Farm Profitability Q&A — Janina Grabs

Janina Grabs answers questions in the first installment of a Q&A series following a recent farm profitability webinar.

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C is for Commodity, Crisis, and Cost - 25 Magazine: Issue 7
Read, 25 SCA Staff 12/14/18 Read, 25 SCA Staff 12/14/18

C is for Commodity, Crisis, and Cost - 25 Magazine: Issue 7

The SCA’s FARMER PROFITABILITY AND PROSPERITY WORKING GROUP, led here in writing by CHAD TREWICK, examines the possible impact persistently low coffee commodity market pricing will have on the specialty coffee supply chain in Issue 07 of 25 Magazine.

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Sustainability Webinar: Farm Profitability and Prosperity #3
Watch, Webinar SCA Staff 11/7/18 Watch, Webinar SCA Staff 11/7/18

Sustainability Webinar: Farm Profitability and Prosperity #3

This webinar is part of a series addressing the challenges facing coffee farmers and the sustainability of coffee, especially in light of the current price crisis.

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Sustainability Webinar: Coffee Prices and Farm Profitability
Watch, Webinar SCA Staff 9/13/18 Watch, Webinar SCA Staff 9/13/18

Sustainability Webinar: Coffee Prices and Farm Profitability

Over the summer we have watched the coffee commodity futures market drop until on Tuesday, August 21, coffee opened at 98 US cents. This is well under production costs for most coffee farmers and raises questions about the sustainability of coffee in the future.

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The Economics of Coffee: Understanding Profitability at Farm Level - 25 Magazine: Issue 3
Read, 25 SCA Staff 2/2/18 Read, 25 SCA Staff 2/2/18

The Economics of Coffee: Understanding Profitability at Farm Level - 25 Magazine: Issue 3

CHAD TREWICK introduces the main discussion points in the SCA’s Farm Profitability Report in Issue 3 of 25 Magazine.

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