Beberapa waktu terakhir banyak roaster mulai ngerasain hal yang sama: supply makin gak bisa diprediksi. Kadang barang telat, kadang kualitas batch beda jauh, kadang harga berubah cepat. Jadi planning...
Dulu robusta sering dipandang sebelah mata. Tapi sekarang mulai banyak yang ngomong: "robusta is the future". Alasannya masuk akal lebih tahan panas, lebih kuat terhadap penyakit, dan lebih stabil...
not writing this like a tutorial, just honestly stuck on it. Climate-tolerant varieties attract interest, but cup trust still lags behind i keep hearing strong opinions, almost none of them survive...
I am from the Philippines and in the last months I tried two Indonesian single origin coffees that made me curious to explore more. First was Aceh Gayo from a local roaster here in Manila. heavier...
gue lagi riset soal ini dan datanya lumayan bikin tidak nyaman. laporan SCA 2019 soal coffee and climate change bilang sampai 50% area suitable arabica global bisa hilang sebelum 2050 di skenario...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. Export-style traceability is starting to shape farm routines much earlier on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise. one run...
udah beberapa tahun gue denger "direct trade" dipakai sebagai selling point roaster. preminya beneran lebih tinggi, relasi roaster-petani lebih dekat, petani dapat harga layak. konsepnya bagus. tapi...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. Premium buyers want variety purity, while local reality is often mixed blocks on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise. one run...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. More farms want direct relationships, fewer want the admin load that comes with them on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise...
not writing this like a tutorial, just honestly stuck on it. Family farms want better records, but smartphone habits still vary a lot in the field i keep hearing strong opinions, almost none of them...
gue lagi coba mapping ulang supply chain kopi dari petani ke roaster akhir dan angkanya bikin kepala pusing. rata-rata ada 6-8 tangan yang pegang kopi sebelum sampai ke roaster. petani ke pengepul...
gue lagi baca data ICO 2023/2024 dan cukup bikin mikir. share robusta di produksi kopi global udah naik dari sekitar 30% di tahun 1990-an jadi 43% sekarang. arabica masih mayoritas tapi tren-nya...
throwing this here because the topic is getting louder and my confidence is not getting better. Regenerative farming language is everywhere now, but field definitions still move forum talk makes it...
throwing this here because the topic is getting louder and my confidence is not getting better. Carbon-footprint questions are starting to change fertilizer conversations on the ground forum talk...
not writing this like a tutorial, just honestly stuck on it. Parchment storage at farm level is turning into bigger risk during unstable rain periods i keep hearing strong opinions, almost none of...
Belakangan ini makin kebukti kalau climate change itu bukan lagi isu teori, tapi sudah kejadian langsung di kebun. Banyak origin yang dulu stabil sekarang mulai "geser" musim panen berubah, cuaca...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. Climate swings are making picking windows shorter and more expensive on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise. one run looks...
Sekarang mulai banyak dikembangkan varietas kopi yang lebih tahan terhadap panas dan penyakit. Secara logika, ini solusi jangka panjang untuk climate change. Tapi selalu ada satu pertanyaan besar...
sudah dua musim berturut-turut angka proyeksi panen dari dinas dan dari model yang saya pakai sendiri meleset jauh dari aktual. satu kali meleset 20% lebih rendah dari proyeksi, satu kali 30% lebih...
recently more and more green bean bags coming to me have QR code printed on the bag. suppliers say it is for traceability, you can scan and see farm information, altitude, variety, processing date. I...