When University of California (UC), Davis professor Bill Ristenpart developed his “Design of Coffee” freshman seminar i undefined Read more
The hybrid vigour phenomenon
While individual countries like Brazil, Colombia, France and the United States all have their own accomplishments in coffee breeding, World Coffee Research ( undefined Read more
What genetics research can do for coffee
Nearly 4000 kilometres north of the equator sits 17-hectare farm Good Land Organics. While agriculture has long been a thriving industry in Califo undefined Read more
The effects of temperature on grinding
One of the most elusive factors in any aspect of coffee making is consistency. In fact, it is arguable that at the heart of just about Read more
World Coffee Research’s breeding program
For years now, World Coffee Research (WCR) has been pursuing a program to formalise and catalogue all of the scientific knowledge around coffee. From looking into how Read more
Nuehaus Neotec’s Neogrind
More than 40 years ago, German process plant manufacturer Neuhaus Neotec started to translate creative ideas into new solutions in coffee processing to optimise the processes Read more
WCR’s award-winning breeding trial
The global coffee industry’s peak research body, World Coffee Research (WCR) has been awarded for its groundbreaking work evaluating the performance of coffee varieties grown in Read more
Nuova Simonelli’s new Research Hub
In an era when the cultural exchange between Europe and the US seems at times to be flowing all one way, the explosion in popularity of Read more
Castillo proves resistant to coffee berry disease
The recent crop renovation efforts of the Colombian Coffee Growers Federation (FNC) in response to the outbreak of coffee leaf rust in Central and South America Read more
World Coffee Research’s pipeline to quality coffee
The global coffee industry is scrambling for solutions, as the negative effects of climate change on coffee production become ever more apparent. But while a lot of Read more