Rwanda has signed a $26 million-a-year sponsorship deal with English professional football club Aston Villa, creating a platform for one of Rwanda’s most valuable agricultural exports. BY DANIEL MURAGA BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of […]
Meet Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere, the couple behind Soko by Baobab Fare: a market bringing Burundi-grown coffee to Detroit, Michigan. BY DANIEL MURAGA BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Photos courtesy of Baobab Fare What to know: […]
Known as the “City of Good Neighbors,” Buffalo is also home to some seriously good coffee. Today, we look at the city’s specialty scene—its past, present, and future. BY ERIC M. BURKE FOR BARISTA MAGAZINE […]
Six teams, five judges, seven roasters: The Barista League’s North America 2026 event arrives at The Loft in Atlanta on September 3. BY VASILEIA FANARIOTI SENIOR ONLINE CORRESPONDENT Photos courtesy of The Barista League What […]
Smallholder farmers in Uganda are dealing with the challenge of soil depletion, but homemade fertilizer promises to protect future harvests. BY DANIEL MURAGA BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Featured photo by Michael Starkie What to know: Uganda, […]
New research shows how two overlooked agricultural byproducts could reshape the caffeine-free coffee category, one seed at a time. BY BHAVI PATEL BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Featured photo by Takenori Okada What to know: Coffee professionals […]
Our recurring round-up of the latest specialty-coffee industry news. FROM STAFF REPORTS Featured image by Joshua Earle Colombian Earthquake Disrupts Coffee Exports Financial Times reports that a 7.4 magnitude earthquake has disrupted coffee exports from […]
Latte Art Champion, barista school founder, roaster, and now consultant—Shinsaku “Samurai Shin” Fukayama has never been content to stop at one thing. BY VASILEIA FANARIOTI SENIOR ONLINE CORRESPONDENT Photos courtesy of Shinsaku Fukayama Most people […]
In May, several African countries gathered in Marrakech to launch a program that will redistribute power to coffee-producing countries. BY DANIEL MURAGA BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Featured photo: African Agriculture Ministers attend the Regional Investment Platform […]
In Karnataka, a region responsible for over half of India’s coffee production, Indian coffee is undergoing a period of expansion and innovation. BY MICHAELA TOMCHEK BARISTA MAGAZINE ONLINE Featured photo by Michaela Tomchek What to […]
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