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WCR welcomes new global programs director
World Coffee Research is thrilled to welcome Kraig Kraft as our first Global Programs Director. Before joining WCR, Kraft was the regional technical advisor for coffee and cacao in Latin America for Catholic Relief Services, an international humanitarian agency.
Climate change threat sends coffee roaster on bean hunt
A new article from Bloomberg details the efforts that Tokyo’s Key Coffee Inc. is taking—in partnership with WCR and the Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa Research Institute (ICCRI)—to ensure sustainable coffee production. The company is hosting one of WCR’s International Multilocation Variety Trials, testing out 35 Arabica varieties to assess their disease resistance, quality, and output. The trial will assist Indonesian coffee growers, including Key Coffee, which operates a coffee farm in Sulawesi, Indonesia, to identify the most promising varieties for the region.
Your Morning Cup of Coffee Is in Danger
The coffee industry is working to secure the future of coffee in the face of extreme challenges from climate change. World Coffee Research’s Sara Bogantes Vargas shares her insight in a feature article in TIME Magazine, discussing how our Global Coffee Monitoring Program is helping coffee farmers grow a sustainable supply of coffee. The article also highlights our partnership with the Starbucks research farm, Finca Alsacia, in Costa Rica.
Coping with 32°
Research shows clearly that rising temperatures pose the greatest threat to coffee, greater even than increased drought.
Request for proposals: Coffee Nursery Training Manuals
WCR is seeking the services of a professional team to develop two training manuals for a Nursery Development Program, which will operate in several coffee producing countries globally. The Nursery Development Program is aimed at strengthening the capacity of small entrepreneurial and cooperative nurseries and seed producers to produce adequate volumes of genetically pure and healthy seedlings. A main component of the Program will be a comprehensive training for seed producers and nurseries based on WCR Verified℠ nursery standards and good nursery and seed production practices.
