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...
sudah bertahun-tahun saya dengar cerita yang sama dari sesama petani di daerah saya. biaya pupuk naik, upah petik naik, biaya transport naik. tapi harga cherry yang dijual ke pengepul hampir tidak...
Satu isu yang mungkin gak terlalu sering dibahas, tapi dampaknya besar: makin sedikit generasi muda yang mau masuk ke dunia farming. Banyak kebun yang sekarang masih jalan karena generasi lama, tapi...
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...
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...
Teknologi di dunia farming sekarang mulai masuk ke level yang dulu kayaknya gak kepikiran. Ada yang pakai sensor untuk monitor tanah, drone untuk mapping kebun, bahkan AI untuk prediksi hasil panen...
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...
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. Parchment storage at farm level is turning into bigger risk during unstable rain periods i keep hearing strong opinions, almost none of...
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...
not writing this like a tutorial, just honestly stuck on it. Cherry rejection standards are getting tighter while labor stays scarce i keep hearing strong opinions, almost none of them survive every...
throwing this here because the topic is getting louder and my confidence is not getting better. Small farmers are being asked for map data they do not control themselves forum talk makes it sound...
throwing this here because the topic is getting louder and my confidence is not getting better. Shade management is becoming a market topic, not only agronomy topic forum talk makes it sound simple...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. Young family members care about coffee, but not always about staying on the farm on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise. one...
My confusion with working with village collectors in the coffee chain is that the idea makes sense on paper, but practical execution looks much less clean. The more I ask around, the more I hear...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. Water access is becoming the hidden cost behind quality promises on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise. one run looks...
this one keeps coming back around me lately. Fine robusta interest is finally helping some farm conversations stay serious on paper it should be cleaner than this. real batches say otherwise. one run...
My confusion with intercropping around coffee trees is that the idea makes sense on paper, but practical execution looks much less clean. The more I ask around, the more I hear opposite conclusions...
Recently I have been discussing leaf rust prevention without heavy chemistry with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the whole...
Recently I have been discussing using irrigation for lower-altitude arabica with several coffee people and nobody gives the same answer. Some treat it as small detail, some say it changes the whole...