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The Latest Hip African Coffee? Nespresso Says It’s Zimbabwe Brew

The Latest Hip African Coffee? Nespresso Says It’s Zimbabwe Brew

As single-origin beans from nations like Ethiopia and Kenya gain in popularity, Nespresso is poised to add Zimbabwe to the list of trendy African coffees. The unit of Nestle SA plans to start selling limited-edition Zimbabwe capsules in May in 15 countries including the U.S. and the U.K., according to Chief Executive Officer Jean-Marc Duvoisin. […]

Smelling the Coffee Gets Harder for Kenyans to Do

Smelling the Coffee Gets Harder for Kenyans to Do

Kenyan legislator Moses Kuria has planned a motion in parliament that will discuss a bill that will ban the export of raw coffee compelling Kenyan companies to process the local produce thereby increasing the sale price and creating employment. The bill according to the MP will sort out the perennial loss of income to small […]

Coffee Prices Up On High Global Demand

Coffee Prices Up On High Global Demand

Coffee sold at Moshi Exchange increased to 7,668 bags compared to 5,564 bags of the previous auction supported by price surge driven by high global demand. According to the auction results released by the Coffee Board of Tanzania (TCB), the overall average prices were up by 5.85 US dollars per 50 Kgs bag for Mild Arabica […]

Starbucks Is Making Africa’s Biggest Coffee Exporter, Uganda Even Richer

Starbucks Is Making Africa’s Biggest Coffee Exporter, Uganda Even Richer

Ugandan coffee sold as single-origin beans by Starbucks Corp. will boost earnings for Africa’s biggest exporter of the crop, the country’s industry regulator said. Coffee growers may as much as double their prices because of the high quality demanded by the world’s biggest coffee-shop chain, Henry Ngabirano, managing director of Uganda Coffee Development Authority, said […]

Here’s your excuse to drink coffee

Here’s your excuse to drink coffee

The claim: Upping your daily coffee intake by 1.5 cups—or roughly 12 ounces—can lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes, finds new research from the Harvard School of Public Health. The research: The study team examined 20 years of health and diet data on more than 100,000 people in search of links between diabetes […]

Climate Change Affects Tanzania Coffee Production

Climate Change Affects Tanzania Coffee Production

Climate change is adversely affecting coffee production in Tarime, Northern Tanzania. According to the farmers, the harvesting pattern has altered and this has caused considerable losses to coffee processors and farmers. According to Lakshmi Suresh Kumar, the General Manager, Mara Coffee Limited, while farmers were working the field for six months in the past, now […]

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