Women in coffee & gender equity in East Africa
Around the world, women in coffee face no shortage of discrimination and challenges, whether they’re farmers, roasters, or baristas. In...
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- May 18
JNP Coffee connects at Specialty Coffee Expo
The Specialty Coffee Expo is an annual trade show hosted by the Specialty Coffee Association in North America, with a focus on the global...
- Apr 4
Deepening relationships with shared ideas and resources
A recent trip to Burundi was not a typical visit to my home country. It served as a reminder that JNP Coffee is here to make a difference, b
- Aug 25, 2022
Milan single source for coffee expertise at World of Coffee
Milan single source for coffee expertise at World of Coffee
The coffee world centered around Milan, at least for a few days back in late Jun
- Jul 8, 2022
Report from East Africa: Big harvest, much rain
The only way to really understand how the coffee industry can change is to see it firsthand. That’s why I spent just over three weeks in...
- Apr 26, 2022
Back to business – the world comes to the Expo
Whirlwind would be an understatement to describe the SCA Expo experience in Boston in April. Close to 10,000 coffee people came together...
- Feb 25, 2022
Worries, World Markets, World of Coffee
When you’re part of a global industry, you have to travel the globe to get closer to your sources and your customers. But travel in the COVI
- Jan 31, 2022
How we remained loyal to our farmers – despite the worldwide supply chain mess
As a member of the coffee industry, you are more than familiar with the global logistics and supply chain complications resulting from the p
- Jul 9, 2021
The pillow at the office
There’s a pillow in the office at the Turihamwe Turashobora wet mill. It belongs to Pauline Ntaconkurikira, one of Burundi’s few female...
- Jan 14, 2021
New Year’s Wishes and Gratitude
Many people would rather not look back at 2020, just flip the calendar and move ahead. But I want to pause for just a moment to reflect...
- Nov 18, 2020
Forging new partnerships with craft brewers, media platforms
JNP Coffee produces and trades Burundian specialty coffee to improve the lives of coffee farmers by sharing premium prices with them and...
- Sep 1, 2020
How coffee can support social justice
A deadly pandemic triggers massive job losses. Global protests erupt after George Floyd’s death at police hands. This year has brought uphea
- Jul 2, 2020
New arrivals exceptional …despite world upheaval
This is not the year we expected.
Global economies came to a standstill. And yet … the harvest season still arrived. Burundi saw more than
- May 1, 2020
A coffee farmer’s view - Burundi during the pandemic
Coffee farmers in Burundi deal with uncertainty every day. Weather conditions, cyclical harvest yields, government regulations, even their f
- Jan 2, 2020
Grateful now, thankful then
As we all adjust our calendars to the new decade, I want to take a few moments to reflect on the past year.
There are so many people to be
- Dec 2, 2019
Smaller harvest yields better quality
While this year’s harvest was only 35 percent of last year’s, it had little impact on the high-end specialty coffee market. The small yield
- Sep 23, 2019
Up for the challenge – the journey from coffee farm to cup
First flowering of future 2020 harvest! It takes a lot of on-the-ground savvy to bring award-winning coffees to market, and I’m pleased to a
- Jun 19, 2019
Coffee is a personal journey
Back from a three-week trip to Burundi, I am glad to be back in the U.S. with news to share from the first harvest. Yield is significantly s
- May 3, 2019
Gratitude and more great things to come
If I hadn’t realized it before, the impact was crystal clear at the Specialty Coffee Association Expo in Boston. We are all members of a cof
- Mar 28, 2019
Partnerships make a difference
JNP Coffee creates economic opportunities for women (and some men) in Burundi through the specialty coffees they grow. You can experience so
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