Blockchain is set to disrupt agricultural supply chains, proponents of the technology believe, but how widespread its use might become in coffee – and in what time frame – is open to question buff.ly/2NFTSvM

The 2020 CAA International Cocoa Conference will bring together over 500 of the world’s leading players in Cocoa & Chocolate to Singapore, for a powerful 2-day event of discussions, networking and deal-making buff.ly/2JPmYYg

Dr Janina Grabs reflects on the success or otherwise of certification schemes for sustainable #coffee and on how they might evolve in order to better help #farmers buff.ly/34CE7MY

The Milan Coffee Festival is Italy’s first Festival dedicated to artisan coffee and its subculture. It will take place 30 November – 2 December 2019 at Spazio Pelota buff.ly/2NRN8en

The Milan Coffee Festival is Italy’s first Festival dedicated to artisan coffee and its subculture. It will take place 30/11 - 02/12 2019 at Spazio Pelota buff.ly/34QwwKI

The US coffee market grew to US$87-88 billion in 2018, according to a report from the Specialty Coffee Association Association buff.ly/2p6odv5

The 25th Coffee Outlook is back in Vietnam, this time as part of a wider Coffee Week to address the pressing sustainable, commercial and market issues confronting the industry buff.ly/2X38x8n

The International Coffee Organization (ICO) officially shares the widespread expectation that the coffee market will slide into deficit in the 2019/20 season buff.ly/2Kc1xRt

The International Cafe Show will return to SECC in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 28-30th May 2020 buff.ly/2NDJ5Ua

Chocolate maker Barry Callebaut has confirmed that it will pass on higher cocoa prices arising as a result of the Living Income Differential implemented by Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana buff.ly/2qFpVUQ

Millions of tonnes of spent cocoa pods go to waste every year. They could be used to generate power, as a project about to be field-tested in Ghana suggests buff.ly/2NDEpxr

The cocoa price in New York has increased significantly and reached an 18-month high of US$2,637/ton in the week beginning Monday 11 November 2019 buff.ly/2NYC8gu

The Milan Coffee Festival is Italy’s first Festival dedicated to artisan coffee and its subculture taking place from 30/11 to 02/12 at Spazio Pelota. buff.ly/2r2NM0X

A meeting between Solidaridad Network , JDE, Olam Peru, The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), cooperative Cuencas del Huallaga and Peru’s National Forestry Division, SERFOR took place on 29 October 2019 for a new ‘circular coffee’ project in Peru buff.ly/37fYvWd

The 25th Coffee Outlook is back in Vietnam, this time as part of a wider Coffee Week to address the pressing sustainable, commercial and market issues confronting the industry buff.ly/343ixBg

McDonald’s USA says 100 per cent of the coffee in its McCafé product served in restaurants in the US is now sustainably sourced. buff.ly/35iSo1s

Registration is now open for the 18th African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA) Conference & Exhibition. Register now to benefit from early bird discount! buff.ly/2Kxarcs

A decision by the Conseil du Café Cacao in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana Cocoa Board to allow sustainability programmes to continue alongside its Living Income Differential has been welcomed buff.ly/332mdCa

Peter Baker looks at deforestation caused by growing coffee and cocoa and at the complex issues that confound progress towards truly sustainable production buff.ly/33XA9P0