Smallholder coffee producers face formidable and unpredictable financial risks, particularly related to market prices.

Direct Trade has been Stumptown’s sourcing philosophy for nearly 20 years. During that time, the company observed positive impacts of that model at coffee farm and community levels — but also recognized the limits of its observations.

Confronting Tomorrow's Risks Today: Key Strategies for Reimagining Resilience in the Coffee Value Chain.

The challenges presented to growers by COVID in 2020 have been compounded by shipping bottlenecks in 2021.

Finding your way around in the Processing Revolution | Cómo orientarse dentro de la Revolución de los Procesos.

In 2019 coffee prices reached 12 year lows and although the last year has seen a welcome reversal of this trend, producers need to find ways of improving their resilience to market forces beyond their control.

Bridget Carrington, International Coffee Consultant, Emilio Lopez Diaz with Finca El Manzano, Eva Muthuuri of Eva's Coffee, and Stean Fasol of Stean's Beans explore different strategies for economic resilience that producers can employ to insulate themselves from the fluctuations of a volatile market.

The presentation will address how ABICS, the Brazilian Soluble Coffee Association, has been branding its products to appeal both to the different consumer segments, from quality to price sensitive, from specialty to conventional, and to the supply chain that provides the products to them.

Looking to expand your coffee network?

Beyco: Beyco is a platform that uses blockchain technology to facilitate the buying and selling of coffee, access to finance, and data management.

There are big questions facing specialty coffee sellers and buyers.

ITC Green Coffee Exporter's Guide is the world's most extensive, hands-on and neutral source of information on the international coffee trade.

SCA Board Vice President Juan Luis Barrios, Second Vice President Konstantinos Konstantinopoulos and CEO Yannis Apostolopoulos will host a conversation with the six professionals who were chosen after an extensive interview process to fill the final ballot in the 2021 SCA Board of Directors election.

Watch the replay of a free webinar on the current state of coffee fermentation science, hosted in partnership with The Fermentation Association, on Wednesday, August 11.

René León-Gómez presents “A Perfect Storm: Navigating the Effects of COVID-19 on Coffee Producers” at Re:co 2020.

This session lays out a path to build a more resilient specialty coffee industry by respecting those relationships, workers, and the community at its core, whose vulnerabilities and value have been laid bare.

Vava Angwenyi speaks on Race, Specialty Coffee, and the Urgent Need for Progress at Re:co 2020.

Mbula Musau speaks on Race, Specialty Coffee, and the Urgent Need for Progress at Re:co 2020.

Many of us in coffee innovate in an attempt to improve the livelihoods of coffee producers: from Direct Trade to social programs, from certifications to traceability. But how do we know if these innovations work?

In this talk, Kim Elena Ionescu introduces the SCA's recently debuted Coffee Systems Map.