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Will Nepal produce more specialty coffee in the future?

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As part of this, we’re seeing more baristas push to get formal training to improve coffee quality, as well as roasters offering classes and educational courses. In turn, this could result in up to 72% of the country’s coffee-growing areas becoming unsuitable by 2050. CCCU) in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Exploring the impact of long-term sustainable coffee sourcing

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What’s more, despite the current high C price , the coffee market has historically been volatile. As recently as 2018, the market price fluctuated around US $1/lb – undoubtedly leading many smallholders into further poverty. The two price models work differently. This protects farmers from negative market fluctuations.

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WCR is showing more interest in robusta. Does specialty coffee need to do the same?

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The Grafting Robusta resource, meanwhile, is an English language nursery training and farming best practices guide to support healthy robusta plant growth. If this is the case, we could see robusta stockpiles decrease over the next few years, which in turn would increase prices. F) – a difference of 9°C.