This week is the 25th
Specialty Coffee Association of America’s (SCAA) conference; the largest coffee
conference in the world where there is a lot to explore. Amidst the extensive
variety of workshops offered, there are some specifically designed around the
topic of food security. The workshops will cover information ranging from la
roya (mentioned in Friday’s post, below) to the development of school gardens,
all affecting small scale farmers in the coffee industry.
Below are some
recommendations to help you navigate through food security-focused workshops
during this jam packed event!
10:30 – 11:45 AM
- Bean Counting: Productivity and Profitability Among Smallholder
Coffee Farmers; Room 251
- Leaf Rust: Testing our Resiliency as an Industry; Room 252A
9:00 – 10:15 AM
- 2013 Innovations in Sustainability: Meet the Sustainability Award
Winner; Room 253A
- Food Insecurity: A Weak Link that Threatens the Coffee Supply Chain
and its Long Term Sustainability; Room 252A
10:30 – 11:45 AM
- The Silent majority: Independent Small Farmers in Coffee – Bringing
Them to the Forefront of Industry Sustainability Efforts; Room 252A
