Today, we’re very happy to present the fourth episode of “Cost of Production and Profitability for Coffee Producers,” a session recorded at Re:co Symposium this past April. Buyers and producers alike need to understand what it takes to produce specialty coffee so that it can be produced sustainably, so we convened experts to ask: Do we really know what specialty coffee costs? 

If you haven’t listened to the previous episodes in this series, we strongly recommend going back to listen before you continue with this episode. 

Almost everywhere we go, we find that coffee farmers are shouldering all the risk in coffee production because there is little information on the best varieties and agricultural practices, no access to the right plants, or not enough knowledge on how to prepare for the next drought or epidemic. Because of these seemingly simple barriers, many farmers that could be profitable aren't. 

World Coffee Research, together with dozens of partners, is building an unprecedented network of global on-farm trials to discover which varieties and agricultural practices are most profitable for coffee producers around the world. The Global Coffee Monitoring Program addresses one of the most important decisions farmers make: Which plants and practices are right for my farm? For my climate? For my buyers? Here, World Coffee Research’s Danielle Knueppel, joined by Enrique Magaña, explores the platform's aim to use rigorous, on-farm science to create a global data set that addresses the profitability of coffee farming from the ground up.

Specialty Thanks to Toddy
This episode of the Re:co Podcast is supported by Toddy. For over 50 years, Toddy brand cold brew systems have delighted baristas, food critics, and regular folks alike. By extracting all the natural and delicious flavors of coffee and tea, Toddy Cold Brew Systems turn your favorite coffee beans and tea leaves into fresh cold brew concentrates that are ready to serve and enjoy. Learn more about Toddy at toddycafe.com. Toddy: Cold brewed, simply better.

Related Links
  - Find a full transcript of this episode on SCA News: www.scanews.coffee/podcast/63/reco-podcast-danielle-kneuppel-and-enrique-magana-on-profitability-from-the-ground-up-s2-ep-4/
  - Watch the full Re:co video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/78fdKN78l-0
  - Watch all the Re:co videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCatGCytR9fuOt9N6tlPZKCg
  - Read more about our 2019 Re:co speakers: https://www.recosymposium.org/2019/speakers

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Table of Contents 

0:00 Introduction
2:50 Enrique Magaña, an El Salvador coffee producer, on the challenges his farm is facing in a time of low prices
7:30 Danielle Knueppel on why current Arabica crops are not offering farmers a sustainable or reliable income and farmers are moving away from arabica production. 
9:30 An explanation of the Global Coffee Monitoring Program and how it works. The trial data will monitor and track weather patterns and pest spread globally, which growing variables affects cup quality and farmer profitability.  
20:30 The program’s next steps  
22:30 Outro

Re:co Symposium 2019

#63 | Re:co Podcast - Danielle Kneuppel on Profitability from the Ground Up (S2, Ep. 4)

#63 | Re:co Podcast - Danielle Knueppel & Enrique Magaña on Profitability from the Ground Up

Today, we’re very happy to present the fifth episode of “Cost of Production and Profitability for Coffee Producers,” a session recorded at Re:co Symposium this past April. Buyers and producers alike need to understand what it takes to produce specialty coffee so that it can be produced sustainably, so we convened experts to ask: Do we really know what specialty coffee costs? 

If you haven’t listened to the previous episodes in this series, we strongly recommend going back to listen before you continue with this episode. 

In today’s episode, speaker David Browning looks into some of the important empirical underpinnings of the coffee industry: How many coffee farms are there? How many of the world’s farmers are smallholders? How valuable is the coffee industry? 

Sharing results from robust statistical research conducted by Enveritas across 20 countries, David looks anew at coffee industry facts as we know them.

Special Thanks to Toddy
This episode of the Re:co Podcast is supported by Toddy. For over 50 years, Toddy brand cold brew systems have delighted baristas, food critics, and regular folks alike. By extracting all the natural and delicious flavors of coffee and tea, Toddy Cold Brew Systems turn your favorite coffee beans and tea leaves into fresh cold brew concentrates that are ready to serve and enjoy. Learn more about Toddy at toddycafe.com. Toddy: Cold brewed, simply better.

Related Links
  - Find a full transcript of this episode on SCA News: www.scanews.coffee/podcast/64/reco-podcast-david-browning-on-using-technology-to-help-smallholder-farmers-s2-ep-5/
  - Watch the full Re:co video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0XY9R1MqT9Y
  - Watch all the Re:co videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCatGCytR9fuOt9N6tlPZKCg
  - Read more about our 2019 Re:co speakers: https://www.recosymposium.org/2019/speakers

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Table of Contents:
2:30 There is no reputable study that has counted the number of coffee farms in the world
5:15 David’s details his research methodology for getting an accurate number
9:30 The results of David’s study, revealing there are likely 12.5 million coffee farms, of which two-thirds are smallholders. 
11:00 Why it’s important to have accurate data to resolve issues in the coffee world. 
18:50 It’s important to challenge coffee’s status quo because history will probably judge you harshly for working in an industry that causes suffering

#64 | Re:co Podcast - David Browning on Using Technology to Help Smallholder Farmers (S2, Ep. 5)

Today, we’re very happy to present the first episode of “Value Chains: Transparency and Market Linkages,” a session recorded at Re:co Symposium this past April. Acknowledging that this isn’t the first coffee price crisis, this session brought leaders together to ask: How successful were the tools we employed previously? What new tools offer potential solutions? 

Published every four years, the Coffee Barometer highlights emerging trends and provides a critical look at progress made by the coffee sector on sustainability. Researched and written by a consortium of organizations that specialize in sustainability, including Solidaridad, Hivos, Conservation International, Oxfam Belgium, and COSA, the 2018 report paints a startling picture of today’s coffee sector. Listen and learn as Andrea Olivar, International Programme Manager at Solidaridad, shares some of the highlights of the 2018 report. 

Special Thanks to Toddy
This talk from Re:co Boston is supported by Toddy. For over 50 years, Toddy brand cold brew systems have delighted baristas, food critics, and regular folks alike. By extracting all the natural and delicious flavors of coffee and tea, Toddy Cold Brew Systems turn your favorite coffee beans and tea leaves into fresh cold brew concentrates, that are ready to serve and enjoy. Learn more about Toddy at http://www.toddycafe.com.

Related Links
  - Find a full transcript of this episode on SCA News: www.scanews.coffee/podcast/65/reco-podcast-andrea-olivar-on-the-coffee-barometer-and-its-relevance-to-the-specialty-sector-s3-ep-1/
  - Watch the full Re:co video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ComDtKdczH8 
  - Watch all the Re:co videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCatGCytR9fuOt9N6tlPZKCg
  - Read more about our 2019 Re:co speakers: https://www.recosymposium.org/2019/speakers

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Table of Contents
0:00 Introduction
2:30 The coffee market is consolidating, and this creates downward pressure on trading that affects producers. Also, many sustainability standards are either dropped or frozen as companies merge. 
8:15 Coffee production is also being consolidated into fewer and fewer countries. 
12:15 Less than 1% of the total value generated annually in the coffee industry is invested in sustainability.
16:00 The coffee sector is collaborating more to address issues of sustainability.

#65 | Re:co Podcast - Andrea Olivar on The Coffee Barometer and Its Relevance to the Specialty Sector (S3, Ep. 1)

#65 | Re:co Podcast - Andrea Olivar on The Coffee Barometer (S3, Ep. 1)

Today, we’re very happy to present the second episode of “Value Chains: Transparency and Market Linkages,” a session recorded at Re:co Symposium this past April. Acknowledging that this isn’t the first coffee price crisis, this session brought leaders together to ask: How successful were the tools we employed previously? What new tools offer potential solutions? 

If you haven’t listened to the previous episodes in this series, we strongly recommend going back to listen before you continue with this episode. 

Through the story of McDonald’s’ dedication to achieving full sustainability in their business’s coffee value chain, Michelle Johnson challenges and explores our ideas of what sustainability in coffee means—and who is truly setting the bar for creating a future for the industry.

Special Thanks to Toddy
This talk from Re:co Boston is supported by Toddy. For over 50 years, Toddy brand cold brew systems have delighted baristas, food critics, and regular folks alike. By extracting all the natural and delicious flavors of coffee and tea, Toddy Cold Brew Systems turn your favorite coffee beans and tea leaves into fresh cold brew concentrates, that are ready to serve and enjoy. Learn more about Toddy at http://www.toddycafe.com.

Related Links
  - Find a full transcript of this episode on SCA News: www.scanews.coffee/podcast/66/reco-podcast-michelle-johnson-on-an-exploration-of-a-sustainable-value-chain-s3-ep-2/
  - Watch the full Re:co video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PU8a25hDN7
  - Watch all the Re:co videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCatGCytR9fuOt9N6tlPZKCg
  - Read more about our 2019 Re:co speakers: https://www.recosymposium.org/2019/speakers

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Table of Contents
2:15 The specialty coffee industry has an us-vs-them mentality with commodity coffee and a humanitarian angle in our marketing
5:15 The story of McCafe and its journey with its sustainability initiative, SIP
11:50 Specialty coffee should applaud what McDonald’s is doing, and there is space for collaboration between the two
14:30 Outro

#66 | Re:co Podcast - Michelle Johnson on An Exploration of a Sustainable Value Chain (S3, Ep. 2)

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. 

Kim Elena Ionescu, SCA’s Chief Sustainability Officer, and Ellie Hudson, Director of Strategy and Steering for Advocacy, hosted the webinar, recorded live on August 19th. Kim Elena and Ellie covered the research that SCA staff and volunteers have been doing in preparation for the report— including risk assessments and convenings of coffee professionals and experts that have taken place over the past 8 months. They took questions from attendees and invited everyone to get involved in the peer-review process for the forthcoming report.

Related Links
- Get involved in the peer review process for the SCA's coffee price crisis report by sending us an email: pricecrisis@sca.coffee
- Watch the video of the webinar on SCA News: https://scanews.coffee/2019/08/14/coffee-price-crisis-webinar-mid-year-update-on-the-scas-response/
- Download the webinar slides and reference documents here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/48nrakpm05evove/AAB_2s6dSqg8C1ZkDW3d_N7qa?dl=0 

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SCA Podcast 2019

#67 | The Coffee Price Crisis: An Update on the SCA's Initiative

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