Ep #4 Brewing & Roasting - Systems Map Discussion Series

In the final episode of the Systems Map Discussion Series, we look at brewing and roasting with coffee professionals working in these activities. You can watch the video recording here.

Watch, WebinarsSpecialty Coffee AssociationNovember 13, 2020Sustainability, Price Crisis, Systems Map

Ep #3 Importing - Systems Map Discussion Series

Last week we looked at all things exporting in episode #2 of our new discussion series. This week it's time to explore the other side of the coin—importing! Join us for the latest episode in our series about the Coffee Systems Map.

Watch, WebinarsSpecialty Coffee AssociationOctober 31, 2020Sustainability, Price Crisis, Systems Map

Ep #2 Exporting - Systems Map Discussion Series

Episode #2 of the Systems Map Discussion Series is all about exporting. Through these conversations we hope to better illuminate the various relationships and gaps in our awareness, ultimately leading to a better understanding of how the entire coffee system works and who it works for.

Watch, WebinarsSpecialty Coffee AssociationOctober 22, 2020Sustainability, Price Crisis, Systems Map

Ep #1 Farming & Producing - Systems Map Discussion Series

To dig deeper into the Systems Map and the various connections it explores, we're launching a discussion series organized around the central activities of the map — beginning with farming and processing.

Watch, WebinarsSpecialty Coffee AssociationOctober 17, 2020Sustainability, Price Crisis, Systems Map

Announcing A Systems Map Discussion Series

Join us for a brand new discussion series exploring the central activities in the coffee value chain.

Read, AnnouncementsSpecialty Coffee AssociationOctober 15, 2020Sustainability, Price Crisis, Systems Map

A Coffee Value Chain Systems Map

This map outlines the relationships between key actors and actions in the specialty coffee industry and in doing so illustrates the complexity of this global value-generating ecosystem, while recognizing previously invisible actors and telling multiple stories.

SCA Publishes PCR Summary of Work and Recommendations

Following the 2002 coffee price crisis, our industry turned to solutions focused on delivering greater value to consumers or introducing new market segments, but in hindsight, these have had a negligible impact on addressing the problem of stagnant producer income: only a tiny proportion of the increased value filters down to growers in the current model.

Read, AnnouncementsSpecialty Coffee AssociationMay 14, 2020Price Crisis

Taking Less, Not Giving More - 25, Issue 12

JENN RUGOLO distils findings of the SCA’s Price Crisis Response (PCR) report and offers some ways we can begin to put some of the report’s recommendations into practice immediately.

Read, 25, FeaturesJenn RugoloApril 30, 2020Issue 12, Sustainability, Price Crisis

#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.

ListenSCA StaffFebruary 17, 2020Sustainability, Farm Profitability and Economics, WOC 2019, Price Crisis

#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.

ListenSCA StaffJanuary 6, 2020Expo 2019, Sustainability, Farm Profitability and Economics, Price Crisis

Webinar Exploring Economics of the Coffee Supply Chain Research

On December 19 at 9am PST/5pm GMT the Specialty Coffee Association hosted a webinar exploring the latest SCA Research the updated Economics of the Coffee Supply Chain: An Illustrative Outlook.

Watch, WebinarsSpecialty Coffee AssociationNovember 28, 2019Research, Price Crisis

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.

Watch, WebinarsVicente PartidaNovember 15, 2019Community, Sustainability, Farm Profitability and Economics, Price Crisis

Designing a Map of the Global Coffee Sector | Part 1

This piece is the first of a series by KIM ELENA IONESCU exploring the systems map developed as part of the SCA’s year-long Price Crisis Response (PCR) initiative.

Read, AnnouncementsKim Elena IonescuSeptember 30, 2019Sustainability, Price Crisis

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.

Watch, TalksSCA StaffSeptember 30, 2019Re:co Symposium, Re:co 2019, Farm Profitability and Economics, Price Crisis

#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.

Re:co Podcast, ListenSCA StaffSeptember 30, 2019Re:co Symposium, Re:co 2019, Farm Profitability and Economics, Price Crisis

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.

#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.

ListenVicente PartidaAugust 28, 2019Farm Profitability and Economics, Price Crisis

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.

Webinars, WatchSCA StaffFebruary 20, 2019Price Crisis, Farm Profitability and Economics

Coffee Price Crisis Webinar: Spotlight on the Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide

In our first webinar in this series, Peter and Chad will present and answer questions about the Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide, a project run by researchers at Emory University that relies on an expanding group of data donors – roasters, importers, exporters, and others – who provide detailed contract data covering specialty coffee transactions from recent harvests.

Read, AnnouncementsSCA StaffFebruary 5, 2019Price Crisis

The Coffee Price Crisis and Price Volatility: Can We Tame the C Market? - 25 Magazine: Issue 7

JANINA GRABS examines the market actions which led to historic coffee price lows in August and September in Issue 07 of 25 Magazine.

Read, 25SCA StaffDecember 14, 2018Issue 7, Price Crisis, Sustainability

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