Coffee History
No one knows exactly when or how coffee was discovered, although there are many clues as to its origin.
Symptoms of an Ethiopian
Coffee found around the world can be found in ancient coffee forests on the Ethiopian plateau. There, symbolically, the goat shepherd Kaldi first discovered the potential of these lovely beans.
The story goes that Key discovered coffee after seeing the berry of a particular tree, and his goats became so strong that they could not sleep at night.
Kaldi shared his findings with the local monastery, which made a drink from the berries and found it on his fingers during evening prayers. Abbott shared his discovery with other monks at the monastery, and knowledge of the fortifying beer began to spread.
When the news spread to the east and reached the Arabian Peninsula, a journey began that would bring these beans around the world.
Arabian Peninsula
Coffee was served not only in homes, but also in many public cafeterias, which are calledCoffee shop- which began to appear in the cities of the Middle East. The popularity of cafes was unparalleled and people followed them for all kinds of social activities.
Consumers not only drank coffee and chatted, but also listened to music, watched artists, played chess, and kept the news going. Caffeine quickly became an important center for the exchange of information, often referred to as the "School of Wisdom."
Every year thousands of pilgrims from all over the world visit the holy city of Mecca, and knowledge about this "Arabic wine" began to spread.
Coffee reaches Europe
Some reacted with suspicion or fear to the new drink, calling it "the devil's bitter invention." Arriving in Venice in 1615, the local clergy condemned the cafe. He decided to try a drink for himself before making a decision, and found the drink so satisfying that he approved of Popal.
Despite the controversy, cafes were rapidly becoming centers of social activity and communication in major cities in England, Austria, France, Germany and the Netherlands. "Penny College" emerged in England, named because you can buy a cup of coffee for a penny and have an encouraging conversation.
Coffee began to replace the usual breakfast drinks: beer and wine. People who drank coffee instead of alcohol started the day alert and energized, and it is not surprising that the quality of their work has greatly improved. (We want to see this as a precursor to modern office coffee service.)
By the middle of the seventeenth century, there were more than 300 coffee shops in London, many of which attracted like-minded sympathizers, including trustees, transporters, brokers, and artists.
Many businesses grew out of these specialty stores. For example, Lloyd Edward Lloyd of London was born in a coffee house.
New world
In the mid-seventeenth century, coffee was brought to Amsterdam, which the British later called New York.
Although coffee shops began to appear rapidly, tea remained a favorite beverage in the New World until 1773, when colonialism revolted against heavy taxes on tea imposed by King George III. This uprising, known as the Boston Tea Party, will change America's preference for coffee forever.
Tree planting around the world
As drinking demand increased, there was fierce competition to grow coffee outside of Arabia.
Finally, in the second half of the seventeenth century, the Dutch planted anchors. The first attempt to install them in India failed, but they succeeded in Batavia on the island of Java, now in Indonesia.
The plants prospered and soon the Dutch had a fruitful and growing trade. He then extended the cultivation of coffee trees to the islands of Sumatra and Slabis.
America is coming
In 1714, the mayor of Amsterdam presented a young coffee plant to King Louis XIV of France. The king ordered it to be planted in the Royal Botanical Gardens in Paris. In 1723, a young naval officer, Gabriel de Cleo, obtained an anchor from the King's plant. Despite a difficult journey, complete with terrible weather, a saboteur who tried to stop the invasion of spiders and pirates managed to take him safely to Martinique.
Once planted, Anker not only thrives, but is credited with growing more than 18 million coffee trees on Martinique Island over the next 50 years. What's even more incredible is that this anchor was the father of all the coffee trees in the entire Caribbean, South and Central America.
The famous Brazilian coffee is owned by Francisco de Mello Phihetta, who was sent by the emperor to French Guiana to plant coffee. The French did not want to participate, but the French governor's wife, impressed by his good manners, gave him a large bouquet of flowers before leaving. There were plenty of beans buried inside that are now a billion dollar industry to start with.
Missionaries and travelers, merchants and settlers continued to bring coffee seeds to new lands and planted coffee trees all over the world. These gardens were established in magnificent tropical forests and rugged mountains. Some crops flourished, while others were sparsely populated. New nations were formed in many economies. Fortunes became and were lost.
Another drinking offense was once "trapped in a leather bag and thrown into Bosphorus waters."
TodayReported scientific research on coffeeIt has given the drink a new and healthier reputation.
1. MECCA
Coffee was banned in Makkah in 1511, as it is believed to encourage basic thinking and free time. The governor thought he could unite his opposition. Java was severely abused for its use as a stimulant: some Sufi sects drank a cup of coffee at the last rites to stay awake during prayers.
2. Italy
When coffee came to Europe in the sixteenth century, the clergy insisted on banning it and labeling it as the devil. But Pope Clement VIII tasted it, called it delicious, and even joked that it should be baptized. With the power of this pope's blessing, cafes spread rapidly throughout Europe.
3. Proportional
After Murad IV claimed the Ottoman throne in 1623, he quickly banned coffee and established a system of fair compensation. The punishment for the first crime was a beating. Anyone caught with a second coffee was sealed in a leather bag and thrown into Bosphorus water.
4. Sweden
In 1746, Sweden gave coffee an ax. Police confiscated cups and plates, and the government banned "coffee paraphernalia." King Gustav III also ordered convicted murderers to drink coffee while medical experts monitored how long the barley cups took to kill them, which is a rage for criminals and physicists.
5. Prussia
In 1777, Frederick the Great of Prussia published a manifesto in which he confirmed the superiority of beer over coffee. He argued that coffee had interfered with the country's beer consumption, apparently in the hope that a royal statement would make Persuasians anxious to drink alcohol every morning. Frederick's statement declared, "I grew up on a honey beer," and explained why it was a good idea to have breakfast.
Amy blotnickIs a New York writer and comedian. She is a late night blogger with Jimmy Fallon. This story was originally published in Mind-Floss magazine.
In Miguel ZamoraNational Coffee Association Convention. * 2019 turning point
The power of advance cooperation to resolve workplace issues on the source.
for the Miguel Zamora, Principal Markets Director and Member of Rain Alliance Sustainable coffee challenge
The coffee industry depends on the work of millions of workers who take coffee to coffee farms around the world during the harvest. Labor has an impact on rising coffee production costs around the world.
Although they represent millions and are key to coffee production as an industry, we do not fully understand their situation, challenges and opportunities.
Not only is this wrong, it also poses a huge risk for coffee.
In recent years, there has been an increase in interest in wages from governments around the world: the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands, Australia, Hong Kong, and Canada. We have seen an increase in legislation targeting recruitment practices and related to child labor in forced labor and other cases.
This is according to research which shows that the majority of consumers (and this includes many consumers) are concerned about human rights issues / violations in the products they buy. This is the most important driver of sustainability for consumers.
We are looking at legislation that requires more transparency, legislation that would ban procurement and even legislation that would ban imports (in the case of the United States). All over the world, governments are working.
This new development provides an opportunity for the coffee industry to improve the sustainability of its supply chains while reducing the risk of labor overruns in coffee cultivation. In addition to the important issue of human and social rights, the issue of labor is also a matter of regulatory compliance and brand risk.
later onNational Coffee Association (NCA) ConventionIn Atlanta, we as an industry had the opportunity to discuss how we can work collectively to improve the employment situation in coffee cultivation.
Sustainable coffee challengeHosted a Labor Action Network meeting. Companies and NGOs worked together to understand the challenges and opportunities for working in Brazil and around the world, and collectively what we can do.
Sustainable Coffee Challenge Labor Action Network meets during National Coffee Association Convention in Atlanta
The conclusion of this meeting was presented during the NCA session in which Andrew Sgt. Enough relief services, And I talked about the job situation in coffee and the best alternative to working for the coffee industry.
We focus on how the social compliance system is the best tool we have to assess and address potential work concerns.
A social compliance system is an integrated set of policies and practices that the company makes the most of to comply with a code of conduct covering social and labor issues. The U.S. Department of Labor recommends that it consider it a good way to reduce risk and strengthen compliance with the Code of Conduct.
An integrated social compliance system includes:
• Involve stakeholders and partners, assess risks and implications
• Develop a code of conduct
• Communication and training in the supply chain
• Monitoring compliance
• Troubleshoot violations
• Independent review and performance reports
The social compliance system helps us understand and address professional risks in the supply chain. They help us monitor, prevent and prevent the possible presence of significant wage abuses, including forced labor.
Different companies can actually benefit from the same social compliance system. There is a clear opportunity to work competitively with other coffee companies.
With all these advantages, the social compliance system cannot be a resource consuming and easy task for individual companies. This is an example of how collective action can benefit the industry.
By working together, companies and NGOs can build stronger systems that can help improve working conditions and reduce the risk of worker abuse.
Opportunity for the coffee industry: predictive collective action
Predictive collective action on labor issues is a more efficient and effective approach. This is also the smartest approach. Coffee companies that work together and NGOs that actually work We have the greatest opportunity to address labor concerns in the coffee sector.
This is more effective because we can better access information and knowledge as individuals. We have a strong voice with many world governments and policy makers.
This is more efficient because we can use the limited resources better than any company or NGO that can shape their knowledge or system. Not a single roster or brand buys enough coffee in any country or region. Working together creates better conditions and less risk, which can benefit all coffee companies.
This is the smartest approach. Working together in a place like thisSustainable coffee challengeThe Labor Action Network provides additional support to companies that deal with these issues individually
By working with and joining forces with NGOs interested in working on this issue, you can strengthen your supply chain, reduce your brand risk, improve compliance, and build your own. At a much lower cost than trying. This is the opportunity that lies ahead as a coffee industry.
The Sustainable Coffee Challenge Labor Action Network presents a competitive space in which we can work together on this issue. One of the steps you can take right now is to join this Labor Action Network with the intention of collaborating, learning and working together. Many of us see this opportunity and want to work together.
And most importantly, you have been invited.
Read the original post on LinkedIn- and learn more about itSustainable coffee challenge.
Take a lookNCA Stability ShowcaseWith the initiative and inspiration of our member organizations.
Miguel ZamoraHe is the Director of Major Markets at Rainforest Alliance. Miguel has been involved in agriculture for 25 years and has worked in production, research, expansion, business development, and international development.
Miguel is a member of the Advisory Council of the Specialty Coffee Association's Stability Center. And a member of the Sustainable Coffee Challenge Advisory Council.
One cup is really enough
According to, for the first time in 2019, the consumption of gourmet coffee exceeded 50%NCA Coffee Data Trends Report 2019
The price of a pound of coffee beans can fall sharply, but that doesn't mean consumers have a break in the price of morning wine.
Modified Excerpt - Read the full post on Market Watch for theJanet Settembry
Wholesale Arabic coffee beans have been selling for less than ڈالر 1 since March, the lowest price ever. More than a decadeOne pound of ground coffee makes about 48 48 cups.
But experts say consumers will continue to pay the same price for a cup of coffee or latte in stores and cafes. While wholesale coffee prices are falling, consumer coffee prices are actually rising.
According to market research firm NPD Group, consumers pay an average of one cup of coffee for all restaurant categories (fast and full service). In Fragrant Cafe, it costs 4.24, which is 8 cents more than last year.
Sal Santocho, director of coffee Pan American Coffee Company,Hoboken, NJ-based coffee maker for national retail chains [andNCA member] Says his company is paying 34 34 1.34 for a pound of raw, uncooked Arabic coffee.
Two types of coffee are widely sold in the market: Arabica, the highest quality and most affected by climate change, and Robusta, which can grow in hot conditions, but is less sought after.
And just as you can buy a cheap or expensive type of wine such as Pint Nair, for example, there are different types of Arabic coffee, the price of which depends on where and how they are produced.
"The fact that coffee has fallen in price does not necessarily mean that its retail market price will fall," said Santosio. Market watch. "It still has to pay for labor, roasting, processing and packaging."
Santosio says it costs about 2. 13.213 to make a bag of ground coffee for retailers, not including whether a business will pay for shipping and storing their coffee.
Alma Lekek, Director of Paltec Marketing and NCA Next General Member
Recently, Paltec Marketing Manager and NCA Nexton General Member, Alma Leak, to discuss his company's history and current crop situation, met Isaac Oval, a third-generation coffee grower and exporter of milled coffee. Interviewed Of the original.
But first, a little history about Ethiopian coffee:
According to legend, the goat shepherd monk noticed that when his flock moved on the bright red berries of a particular tree, he became more powerful ("goat jumping"). Goddard himself confirmed his discovery by chewing the fruit, which he later shared with others at the monastery. The rest is history: this invigorating bean spread, and in the 15th century the coffee fell on the Arabian Peninsula, in the 17th century it went to Europe, and soon it spread all over the world. To date, coffee is a nuisance to Ethiopia, which earns 70% of its exports and employs 15 million Ethiopians.
Ethiopian coffee has a wide range of flavors, from lemons, bergamots, and flowers to canned fruits and even tropical fruits. The major coffee growing areas can be divided into the following: Sedama / Sedamo, Harar, Yergchev, Lemo, Jima and Ghambi / Lekampti.
Three coffee production systems are used in Ethiopia: Forest cafes, where locals harvest wild coffee crops. Garden coffee, which grows in other crops along with small plots or other houses around the field. And a small percentage of Ethiopian coffee grown in large gardens, plantation coffee.
The following interview with Yahya Oval has been lightly edited and explained. It has been relieved.Yahya Oval.
What about milled coffee?
My grandfather, Oval, founded Milj Coffee PLC in 1953. He began as a solitary farmer in the captivity of Erica, a small town in southern Ethiopia. His big ideas were not as limited as his financial situation for which he found a solution. He started as a farmer selling to wet mill owners. In order to increase sales, he was able to negotiate with other farmers to buy his own cherry red coffee so that he could expand his product line and create a different look, which has the benefit and opportunity of growth. It took so long to be able to have its own washing station and to be able to sell parchment coffee to exporters directly from various red cherry growers in southern Ethiopia. And in 1996, thirty-three years after my establishment, and with my father, Mustafa,
"Being able to join the NCA takes 16 hours of flight each year for this 3-day event."
-HISAK AWEL
What is the socio-economic situation in Ethiopia?
The socio-economic situation in Ethiopia may not be ideal, but with rising farmers' wages, there is some hope for such an increase in the coming years. Production capacity is still in its infancy. The most common farm is 1.98 acres in size, which limits the opportunities for each farmer. Farmers' failure to measure their crops hinders rapid growth, and ultimately affects their gross income. Nevertheless, the small but steady growth over the past decade has given everyone a glimmer of hope that the country will see more significant changes in its infrastructure to improve the lives of farmers.
What is the biggest challenge for young Ethiopian coffee farmers? The biggest opportunities?
Production scale is a big challenge. Most young farmers inherit this land from their parents, which they share with their siblings. From 1.5 to 5 acres, farm parts are very small in size. Therefore, the production cost is higher due to lower production. However, there are many opportunities to diversify crops. Avocado trees are used as shade trees for coffee. There is a growing demand for fresh avocado fruit and avocado oil for local and international markets.
Is there a sense of excitement for coffee for young producers?
Not enough young citizens want to work in an urban environment and pursue a career or business passion.
How do producers use coffee?
Ethiopia uses more than 50% of its production. Coffee is a tradition and a part of our lifestyle. Most young people drink coffee.
How do young coffee producers view the sustainability of coffee?
Young producers are less aware of the sustainability of coffee. Those familiar with it reject the logic of stability because financial returns are low.
Are current events / forces outside of coffee affecting young coffee growers in Ethiopia?
Urban migration is a major factor affecting young coffee growers. There are numerous industrial coffee projects in the region by local and international investors. Salaries are very attractive and young people prefer a lifestyle.
Any message for your next general counterpart in North America?
Farmers' attitudes and thinking have already changed. Farmers are aware of what is happening in the global value chain. As young professionals in consumer countries, they face different challenges from their predecessors. We must all come together to persuade coffee growers to continue producing coffee.
What is the effect of COVID-19 on coffee growers and exporters?
As exporters, we have been negatively affected by Quaid-19, but we have been able to sustain ourselves in these difficult times. One reason is that we serve both the international market and the local market. And the local market is not so affected. More than 50% of Ethiopian coffee is consumed. Many farmers and exporters have been able to maintain their local customer base. In addition, the government has provided incentives to farmers to increase the fields for coffee growers in some areas, such as Jamha and Lemo, which will help increase farmers' productivity. Large-scale coffee consumption at the local level and government measures to retain farmers have enabled coffee growers to weather the storm.
I have been participating in NCA events since 2013. The content of the presentations is very revealing and informative about the coffee industry. Running with potential customers, industry experts, and partners across the supply chain is the best event ever. In recent years, the NCA has focused on engaging many young professionals with the next general initiative. Joining the NCA is worth taking a 16-hour flight each year for this 3-day event.
